Wheat beer specialist required!

[orlando]

I've brewed a Raspberry beer that has 15% wheat malt in it. Not surprisingly it is still cloudy, but now at the end of fermentation. So my question is this, I usually fine my beer but is there any point in doing this with this beer, will it still be less cloudy but cloudy never the less? I'm bottling it tomorrow so if you have a view please let me know of your own experience.

[smdjoachim]

Dont fine your wheat beer.
Wheat haze drops out eventually.
The other haze in your beer is caused by the pectin in the Raspberries.
Embrace the haze.

[Rookie]

I've brewed a Raspberry beer that has 15% wheat malt in it. Not surprisingly it is still cloudy, but now at the end of fermentation. So my question is this, I usually fine my beer but is there any point in doing this with this beer, will it still be less cloudy but cloudy never the less? I'm bottling it tomorrow so if you have a view please let me know of your own experience.

The question I have is, do you want a clear beer?
Given enough time even a wheat beer will drop clear.

[orlando]

To be honest I didn't really mind. As it stands I looked at it today and your prediction looks like coming true, it's clearing very rapidly. However, it is throwing an amazing amount of sediment form the yeast, wheat and raspberry puree. I went for quite high carbonation and wonder if it will end up cloudy anyway when I try to pour it.

[Rookie]

Dont fine your wheat beer.
Wheat haze drops out eventually.
The other haze in your beer is caused by the pectin in the Raspberries.
Embrace the haze.

Pectin haze is dependant on when you add the fruit, if it goes in the boil the pectin will set and not drop out.

[Rookie]

To be honest I didn't really mind. As it stands I looked at it today and your prediction looks like coming true, it's clearing very rapidly. However, it is throwing an amazing amount of sediment form the yeast, wheat and raspberry puree. I went for quite high carbonation and wonder if it will end up cloudy anyway when I try to pour it.

This is the best of both worlds: pour it gently and have a clear beer or pour out 3/4 of the bottle and gently swirl the remaining 1/4 and pour it to get a hazy beer.

[orlando]

Hadn't thought of that, the yeast isn't a specialist wheat beer yeast though so might not taste too great, reckon I'll be pouring carefully.