06/30/2021
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Question: Do you filter your beer before kegging for clarity?
Our Answer:
personally we don't. I've found TIME and a highly flocculating yeast strain can work wonders on their own, but there are a few more tricks I use to get perfect clarity in my kegged brews almost every time!
When I first started getting into bottling and kegging I was obsessed with the clarity of my beers. While it's just an aesthetic thing, it was one more challenge to overcome to make my Homebrew look professional. I tried all sorts of clarifying products, but in the end, the process I found that works great for me is:
1) ferment in primary as long as necessary typically 2 weeks + (really give it time to ferment and let the yeast drop out.
2) once fermentation is complete and the yeast have had enough time to settle cold crash in primary to about 35-45°F
3) add gelatin finings per manufacturer instructions to chilled beer
4) wait 3 days for any remaining sediment to drop out and clarify
5) transfer to the keg!
This process changes depending on beer style and your recipe, but for the most part it generally works well. One thing I found is a transfer to secondary is almost never needed unless you're working with fruit or other additives. I've found keeping things simple is an easy way to turn out great beer.
And remember - time is your biggest friend. The longer you let it sit, the clearer it will become!
**** How do you all clarify your beers?
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