Irish Moss in NEIPA

I 100% still use it. Get all the junk you don't want to sink is still a good idea. And if done right, it won't affect haze at all (See my icon pic. 1/2 whirlfloc tablet).

 

I use whirlfloc with good results in mine. Not chicken soup but still very hazy. Doing some quick research Tonsmeire uses whirlfoc and Janish uses irish moss in some of their NEIPA's

 

Yeah I agree with above responses. I always add 2 capfuls of Irish moss at 15 min even in NEIPAs. I don't believe that the Irish moss impacts haziness at all.

 

I don’t use any clarifying agent in my NEIPAs — modeled after the mad fermentationists recipes - and don’t get overly soupy results— although I will say it takes at least two weeks in the keg for enough of the yeast in suspension to drop enough to clear up off flavors. What’s the thinking on Irish moss selectively taking out junk you don’t want and leaving the stuff you do? Using it in a hazy ipa seems counterintuitive to me. On another related topic — I’ve been using Maris otter as my base malt and getting a slightly darker result — wondering if most people use 2 two American Pale in their NEIPAs? Looking for that orange juice color.

 

Scott, Irish Moss has a negative electrostatic charge and it attracts proteins that have a positive charge. By adding it towards the end of boil it will ‘clump’ with the proteins and encourage the hot break to precipitate out of solution. There is a thought that transferring ‘excess’ break material into the fermentor can impact beer stability in the final product and potentially negatively impact the body and flavor of the beer. I personally always use Irish Moss in my homebrewed beers; it is the only ingredient that I use as a clarifier.

I use 2-row Pale Malt and I have been happy with the results. I have not tried anything else as a base malt (yet).

Cheers!

 

I use Irish Moss in mine now after not using it in them for a long time...and for the same reason you are thinking @hoptualBrew. I think it's helped pull more flavor out of them, but to be honest with you, I've become bored with NE IPAs and don't brew them nearly as often as I did in the past few years.

I like to use White Wheat for NE IPAs.

 

I recently brewed a NEIPA with Irish moss, and used gelatin finings post fermentation. Still 100 percent hazy, but to me seemed a bit brighter in colour than non fined versions I have done.

 

hops that are in suspension don’t also have a positive charge?

 

I personally do not have an answer to your query. Maybe some other BA does?

Cheers!