Cold crash the trub out?

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  1. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Q: Will cold-crashing drop the hops dust out of the brew?

    Background: I just put a batch of black IPA into secondary and dry hopped it. No socks, bags, dumped it right in.

    The batch was very bright after about a month in primary. It didn’t need to wait that long, but life happens. Anyway, the Centennial I included in the dry hopping is really “dusty”. So was the Belma I got from the same place.

    I don’t think cold crashing will clear it up since the issue isn’t related to solubility.

    What say ye? Agree / disagree?

    Cheers!!!
     
    #1 redgorillabreath, Jan 23, 2018
  2. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    First.... you don't have to secondary. Second... yes a cold crash will help clear your beer and get all the nasty bits out of final packaging.
     
    #2 Prep8611, Jan 23, 2018
  3. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    I like to harvest the yeast without having a ton of crud in it. Otherwise, the batches stay in the same fermenter until bottling. Except for when I do primary with one yeast, transfer, and then ferment with a Brett. In that case, it’s mainly so I can harvest the first yeast all by itself.

    Cheers
     
    #3 redgorillabreath, Jan 23, 2018
  4. Bryan12345

    Bryan12345 Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2016 Texas

    First...Good for you for using secondary fermentation! Your beer will be clearer, and you will know for a fact that it’s done brewing by visual inspection!

    Second...yes a cold crash will help clear your beer and get all the nasty bits out of final packaging.
     
    #4 Bryan12345, Jan 24, 2018
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