Cloudy brew

[JammyBStard]

I bottled my first AG at the weekend and iv'e just been doing my expectant farther bit and examining the bottles. They've been stood for three days nerly and the brew is still very cloudy, it's a little hard to tell as the bottles are dark green.
I'm worried i disturbed the trub in my egarness to bottle. Should i be worried? It's all a learningn experience i know, but it was looking so good untill now!

[Parva]

Nah, get them in the fridge for a few days prior to drinking (or somewhere cool) and they should be fine.

[yashicamat]

Which yeast did you use?

When I used Wyeast Brit Ale 2 I found the bottles took two weeks to clear, whenas with Nottingham they were crystal clear within 5 days. I wouldn't worry - if you've added any priming sugar, the yeast will work on that before going to sleep and settling down in the bottle. Give it until a week on Saturday and see - you'll almost certainly find the beer both a lot clearer and the bottles should have gained their carbonation by then (if you primed).

[Garth]

three days is quite early, if they are going to clear it may take longer than that

if you have primed the bottles with half a teaspoon of sugar/glucose/spraymalt you need to leave them in a warm place for a week, maybe two, this will build up some pressure and fizz, then move them to a cooler place, this will slow/stop secondary fermentation and encourage the yeast to drop out. A few weeks in the cool is beneficial, the beer will mellow and mature and you'll get a good looking / tasting pint.

[JammyBStard]

It was Nottingham Yeast, Primed with corn sugar, stored at a constant 19'c.

You reckon; wait a week then move to the bathroom! which is bloody freezing!

[Garth]

19C is good for a secondary, but when you move them if the bathroom is mega cold, like around 6-10C, it still may look cloudy due to chill haze, something which is nothing to do with yeast, although this may clear after a good session in the cool.

[JammyBStard]

6-10C

That must be cold north-east bathroom! I dont think it'll drop below 10'

[Garth]

well, you never know round here!!

[shedman]

When bottling I always have one clear bottle, makes it easier to judge clarity.

[yashicamat]

Re chill haze, I have a "test" bottle of my xmas IPA in the fridge and it's still hazy, it's been in there for 2 weeks now. By comparison, the bottles conditioning at 15 deg C have been clear for ages. Chill haze doesn't always seem to clear very easily for me, despite using whirlfloc or irish moss.

[JammyBStard]

Well I've started drinking it now and it is still too cloudy, but Lovley! (Girly word I know but is is my first FG).

Still the cloudyness has inspired to get a glass secondry FV, order some whirfloc, and make an immersion chiller, It's a bit rustic, but I just did a test and it cooled my 10L from 60'C to 30'C in 7 mins which I think is pretty good. While i was on I made a pantsmachine-anti-trub-bottling-tube with spare tubing!

Clarity here we come!