Is this Chill Haze?

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Is this Chill Haze?

Post by chicanuck » Mon May 27, 2013 7:45 pm

Howdy Brewnosers,

A few quick questions on the picture posted, which is my first attempt at an all grain Cerveza. A standard grain bill of Pale 2 Row (70.7%), Flaked Corn (19.5%) & Flaked Rice (9.8%) with WLP940 Lager Yeast. OG was 1.050 and FG was 1.011, started May-04 and kegged out of the primary on May-25, I also racked this batch into another bucket and then ran through a filter at kegging in an attempt to clear the final beer.

The beer smells fine and tastes pretty good, it is very light with a slight sweet flavour at the end and no aftertaste (I forced carb'ed it a little too much). I probably should have lagered it for a few weeks as it lacks that dry lager finish. I guess my main question based on the picture, am I looking at chill haze? And if so, will more time in the fridge clear this beer or perhaps more time in my cold basement (10-14C all the time)? If chill haze, are there any easy fixes for next time as I rolling boiled the wort for 60mins and used a wort chiller to try to chill the wort as quickly as possible? I read Irish Moss or Gelatin may help.

I am happy with this end result, but this was not what I expected so it seems like a good opportunity to learn something ;)

Thanks, chicanuck
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Re: Is this Chill Haze?

Post by mr x » Mon May 27, 2013 9:20 pm

Could be chill haze. Does it clear up as it gets warm? Looks good to me anyway.

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Re: Is this Chill Haze?

Post by Jimmy » Mon May 27, 2013 9:35 pm

Was it triple cold filtered?

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Re: Is this Chill Haze?

Post by OntarioBeerkegs » Mon May 27, 2013 9:53 pm

Looks good to me. If really worried about the haze force carbing may not be for you. That is usually taking a beer that has not had time to clear to start with. Time will knock most stuff out of suspension. Gelatin is awesome as well.

Weird part is as most folks get more accustomed to flavorful beers they actually start to shun perfectly clear beers. Myself I am more apprehensive to try a clear beer then one with some action in it.

Don't fear the haze it is just the yummy stuff. And yeast keeps the colon clean and hangovers away.

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Re: Is this Chill Haze?

Post by chicanuck » Tue May 28, 2013 2:01 pm

Jimmy wrote:Was it triple cold filtered?
Made me laugh.

When I first saw the marketing for the triple cold filtered Platinum, all I could think of was one more filtering process and they could have called it Bud Light Quad.

I think I need more patience and to just drink the damn beer.....thanks for the advice. :beer2:

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Re: Is this Chill Haze?

Post by McGruff » Wed May 29, 2013 9:47 am

Looks like my beer before I add Gelatin. I just finished a keg that I didn't use Gelatin and it didn't bother me a bit. It cleared not too bad after 10-14 days.

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