Why does my NE style IPA look like this?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Mateo2699, Jul 30, 2017.

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  1. Mateo2699

    Mateo2699 Savant (1,080) Jun 9, 2015 Texas
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    OG: 1.041
    FG: 1.010

    My issue is, why is it 'fading', doesn't look like its holding suspension very well.

    This is an all DME batch, 1 lb of wheat and 5 lbs of extra light. Pitched 1318 Wyeast, dry hopped in 3-5 day increments. I could post the whole recipe but not sure if it's nessecary for you guys to give me a verdict. I had it in a primary fermenting bucket, but transferred it to this carboy just to have a better visual of what I'm bottling. Is haziness dropping to the bottom normal? Just curious to why it's doing this.
     
    #1 Mateo2699, Jul 30, 2017
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I don't know why exactly, but sometimes transferring to secondary seems to encourage settling.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Jul 30, 2017
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  3. Prep8611

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

    Ya in the future that seems like a silly reason to risk infection/ oxidation imho. I think your beer will be fine but just let it do its thing till you package it.
     
    #3 Prep8611, Jul 30, 2017
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  4. harsley

    harsley Maven (1,335) Jun 16, 2005 Massachusetts

    It's just yeast settling. The haze you "want" is due to the hop polyphenols reacting with proteins in the beer.
     
    #4 harsley, Aug 10, 2017
  5. loebrygg

    loebrygg Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2016 Norway

    or both

    One thing, you are brewing a NEPA, not NEIPA
     
    #5 loebrygg, Aug 10, 2017
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  6. Mateo2699

    Mateo2699 Savant (1,080) Jun 9, 2015 Texas
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    Why is this?
     
    #6 Mateo2699, Aug 11, 2017
  7. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I assume he was referring to the OG.
     
    #7 VikeMan, Aug 11, 2017
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