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Title: Too hazy!
Post by: brian_c on July 03, 2019, 06:11:18 PM
Any idea what would cause a usually pretty solid session IPA recipe to come up this cloudy.

I had a stuck sparge but other than that a pretty run of the mill brewday and fermentation. I fined with gelatin and it has been in the fridge at 1 degree for a week. This has been the 6th full glass I pulled from the keg.

Oh and there is a torch shining through the glass(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190703/8bf97a19a8573c364bf7f348f293df7f.jpg)

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Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: molc on July 03, 2019, 07:44:56 PM
It's not that short a list alas.

Too much protein, poor yeast flocolation, water chemistry, polyphenols from hop yeast interaction are the immediate ones that spring to mind.

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Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: irish_goat on July 03, 2019, 08:51:47 PM
Rookie mistake Brian, the trick is to call it an NEIPA and tell everyone that's what it's supposed to look like!
Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: mick02 on July 03, 2019, 08:53:55 PM
Quote from: irish_goat on July 03, 2019, 08:51:47 PM
Rookie mistake Brian, the trick is to call it an NEIPA and tell everyone that's what it's supposed to look like!
I usually go with "Unfiltered" or "East Coast"
Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: nigel_c on July 03, 2019, 10:49:06 PM
How old is it? Will clarify and drop clear after a 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: brian_c on July 03, 2019, 10:51:55 PM
Brewed 26th May, kegged 19th June. No sign of it clearing at all.

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Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: Simon_ on July 03, 2019, 11:43:21 PM
Did you dry hop before or after the gelatin? I find dry hopping can add alot of Haze.
Also how many pints have you pulled poured at this point? You might still be pulling through the precipitate
Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: brian_c on July 04, 2019, 06:45:55 AM
Dry hopped before. And I've pulled through about 2litres.

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Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: Will_D on July 04, 2019, 10:04:28 AM
Gently tilt the keg and use a gas disconnect to draw of a sample from the top of the keg!
Title: Re: Too hazy!
Post by: brian_c on July 04, 2019, 02:27:48 PM
Great idea, will try that this evening.