Still cloudy

[DJ]

Beer has been kegged for about a week and after overcarbing I finally have it ok.. I had 3 "test" schooners last night and the beer is still cloudy.

Tastes fantastic and I dont care that much but should it have cleared by now?

[rwh]

Not necessarily. It depends on the beer. Some beers may never clear, others I've had clear after a few weeks, some after only one week.

[DJ]

thanks RWH

as I said, I dont care.. I thought maybe the beer tube in the keg may have been too low and drawing off the little bit of "crap" on the bottom...

but it tastes good and I can drink beer straight from my own tap so who cares!

[scanman]

I would say if you want your beer to be clearer, then maybe you should consider racking your brew after the primary fermentation and leave it in the fridge for a week or two if you can stand the wait.
Well worth it if you want a nice clear brew.

[Chris]

Or potentially consider filtering. I'm thinking of giving it a go myself.

[drsmurto]

I cant remember who mentioned taking a few cms off the beer tube so you can use a keg to condition in and then transfer to a new keg leaving all the sediment behind.

Whoever said this is responsible for 2 kegs being on my xmas wish list

So far the list only contains brewing gear......

[Trough Lolly]

I cant remember who mentioned taking a few cms off the beer tube so you can use a keg to condition in and then transfer to a new keg leaving all the sediment behind.

Whoever said this is responsible for 2 kegs being on my xmas wish list

So far the list only contains brewing gear......

....or, bending the beer out dip tube so it picks up the beer from the outer edge of the keg. Like this:


Cheers,
TL

[James L]

although i dont keg yet,

my friend does and told me to grind/cut about a centimetre length from the side of the pickup tube at the bottom so the beer isnt being sucked from the bottom, but rather the side, plus the cut section increases the area at which the beer enters the tube so the sediment isnt disturbed everytime you want a beer.

I'm quite bad at explaining things

but I thought it was quite clever...

[KEG]

i understood - that's a great idea.