Clarity

[micmacmoc]

About a month ago I did yet another cascade ale, usually a great brew. I forgot to add any protofloc or moss. It was'nt until I was bottling it 10 days later that I remembered this as the murky liquid travelled down the syphon. I left it in my garage for the next 4 weeks, its still cloudy now. So I put some bottles in the kitchen cupboard (14-20C rather than the 6-10C of my garage), these have cleared reasonably well. So I'll put the other bottles (theres 80 pints of this!) somewhere warm for a few weeks. Do you think they'll clear eventually anyway? Is there anyone out there who does'nt use any clearing agents? Not that it really matters as the beer tastes great but every bottle will subconciously nag at me for being so forgetful.

[bigdave]

I bottled a pale ale recently (I'd used irish moss in the boil) but after 2 weeks in the garage they haven't cleared properly. I brought one inside the house and its cleared beautifully within 24 hours. I think that this cloudiness is probably more of a chill haze than lack of clarity. The temperatures have dropped suddenly recently so being out in the garage is probably just too cold for the beer.

[JontyR]

Not that it really matters as the beer tastes great but every bottle will subconciously nag at me for being so forgetful.

Get yourself a pewter tankard and enjoy the taste of the beer, job's a good'un

[coatesg]

I brought one inside the house and its cleared beautifully within 24 hours. I think that this cloudiness is probably more of a chill haze than lack of clarity.

Definitely chill haze. Though, more the problem is if it hasn't had chance to carbonate properly (since the yeast slows down a lot at low temps). Either way, bringing them inside solves both problems.