Clear homebrew... Be honest

[myke2008]

Whirlfloc made a MASSIVE different to my beers. I keep meaning to take a photo but I got up to pour a pint, getting up to get the camera aswell, thats taking it to far!

[bloodoaf]

Cold conditioning and time. 4 weeks at about 10 deg c seems to work well for bitter.I used to use beer brite but I don't bother anymore. I do use irish moss or whirlfloc depending which packet comes to hand first.

Here is a pint of Billericay Bobek

[Dennis King]

Whirlfloc made a MASSIVE different to my beers. I keep meaning to take a photo but I got up to pour a pint, getting up to get the camera aswell, thats taking it to far!

agree on all counts

[floydmeddler]

bloodoaf that pint looks good enough to eat. Poured my latest brew tonight: a Hobgoblin clone. It was very clear. I'd score it around 94% clarity. Feel like I spoke too soon! Glad I did though as I got to see so many great beer pics. Reckon next week my Hobgoblin should be crystal. Will show a photo.

Cheers folks!

[tatlock]

COLD CONDITIONING!

does that just mean leaving in a cold place for a few days?
in secondary?

cheers

[thesmasheddemijohn]

will it be clear after that at room temp.

[bloodoaf]

As Chris said, cold conditioning for me is just to put the cornie in the fridge for about 4 weeks minimum. As my fridge is also my kegerator it stays at 10-12 deg c.
I have found that with experience my methods have become simpler rather than more complicated. After about 3-5 days fermenting the sg is checked, if it has reached its target it gets racked into a cornie with about 50g of invert sugar, kept in the kitchen at about 18 deg c for a few days to get the secondary fermentation going then straight to the kegerator for a few weeks to mature- at least 4 weeks for most 1.040 ales that I brew. Hook up to the gas and beer pipes, pour the first couple of yeasty pints away then behold a pint of clear beer. Seems to work every time.