Okay, Let's be Clear

[Craigerrr]

Enough said

 

[Herm brews]

There are some drugs in your beer Craig, that is evidently clear.

 

[jmcnamara]

Idk might be a little hazy later on

 

[Craigerrr]

Post your clear home brew folks!

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

I have never had a beer come clear even with gelatin.

 

[Minbari]

Cold crash and biofin(you can read the lettering on the other side )

 

[Josh Hughes]

From around Christmas

 

[GFHomebrew]

Nothing recent

That purdy clear biofine in that thar pilsner.

 

[Craigerrr]

I have never had a beer come clear even with gelatin.

That's not what it is all about buddy

 

[Zambi]

I suppose not too many pictures coming from me
But I like watching them anyway

 

[The Brew Mentor]

We do drink with our eyes, love to see some beautiful beers!

 

[Sandy Feet]

I'll see if I remember to take pics tonight or Friday. It did clear up some, but it isn't clear, clear. Everyone else can do whatever makes them happy, but I don't believe in using additional chemicals in my homebrew.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

The pics on this thread are cool. For me, clarity is something that if it gets there fine, if not so what. The type of beer you're trying to achieve also makes a difference.. I brew mostly IPA's so clarity is way down on the list. I also agree with @Sandy Feet about extra chemicals.

 

[The Brew Mentor]

I'm glad there are those who are old school with no clearing additions. I'm in the same camp. None for me.
I believe some beers need to be clear and others, not so much.
They sure do look awesome when they are brilliant though!
Cheers
Brian

 

[GFHomebrew]

Remember alcohol is a Chemical

 

[Minbari]

I'll play devil's advocate a little here,

Beer is a chemical experiment. You take carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and convert them with heat and enzymes. Then add hops and use chemical reactions to convert that.
Then the product goes into the fermenter where you add a complex of chemicals called yeast, which converts it some more.

So I don't see a big difference of using some silicilic acid to continue to refine the product into what i want.

[\soapbox]

 

[GFHomebrew]

Then their is chemical free filtration this ain't filtered though

 

[The Brew Mentor]

First is a dry hopped IPA. Solar Flare
Second is a dry hopped Cream Ale. Gear Head.
No clearing, or filtering whatsoever.
The real clear ones aren't dry hopped.

 

[Minbari]

@The Brew Mentor , can almost read a news paper through that second one.

 

[sbaclimber]

I fiddled around with finings way back when, but once I recognized I am not submitting to competitions and realized a bit of haze doesn't affect flavor, I stopped bothering. (and cleaning gelatin out of bottles is a PITA)
That being said, now that I have a cellar that stays <15°C year around (great for fermenting and lagering lager beers ), I do get really excited, when a brew clears up after a bit of conditioning. What bugs me though, it is still really hit-and-miss and though ingredients do seem to play a role, my process/equipment is probably mostly at fault, when a beer doesn't clear up within a month or two.
Now that I (newly) have a grain "mill" (Victoria style) and will be henceforth crushing my own, here is to hoping for some increased consistency! (Efficiency has already improved )

PS, here is my 1st ever Pilsner attempt last year (Pils / Saaz SMASH), which turned out to be my best ever and one of clearest ever brews...

...every attempt since has been with other hops and not nearly as clear, but I am still trying and soon will do the SMASH again.