Whitewater IPA sediment unacceptable

Hopefully that will teach you not to drink the abomination that is the Belgian IPA.

 

Question: isn't that coagulation the reason that some beers in the wit style direct you to swirl the last finger or so of beer in the bottle before pouring it into the glass?

 

“ …he should contact the brewery” I agree with that 100%; that is why I stated: “Contacting Boston Brewing is appropriate.”

The point I was trying to get across (it would appear unsuccessfully?) is:

· The ‘best’ way to eliminate the potential for ‘floaties’ in a beer is to minimize proteins. This was thoroughly discussed by Mitch Steele in the article that I linked.

· If you intentionally brew a beer to have protein haze there is the possibility that the proteins may coagulate and form the infamous ‘floaties’. I would suggest that there is a ‘moderate’ line between describing a beer as just having haze and describing the beer as having ‘floaties’. Some people may view any opaqueness in a beer as being a ‘floatie’.

Maybe there is a way to ensure that a beer brewed to have protein haze will never form ‘floaties’ but I am unaware what that would be.

Cheers!

 

“ ..isn't that coagulation the reason that some beers in the wit style direct you to swirl the last finger or so of beer in the bottle before pouring it into the glass?”

I am aware that some folks follow the above practice when pouring a hefeweizen from a bottle to ensure that they have maximum haze from the yeast (and proteins) for that beer style.

I personally am unfamiliar with that practice as regards Wit beer. I have a bottle of Full Pint White Lightening in front of me and that particular beer has no instructions to swirl during the pouring process. I have a batch of homebrewed Wit that I bottled on 6/14/13. I personally do not swirl that beer when pouring.

Maybe somebody else knows more about swirling Wit beers during the pour and can comment.

Cheers!

 

Crap, does this mean I should have been pouring out most home brews I have created over the past seven years?

I have had plenty of beers with white floaties, and many have been very good...I would enjoy the fact that they are not filtered of their flavors!!!