Hop Pellet Infusion

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My first batch of beer was really hazy as I directly deposited my hops into the wort at the 60 minute mark and then at the 15 minute. I did one final at 0 minutes. 5 days later I did a dry hop into the fermenting wort.

Is there an easy way to keep the hop pellets from making my wort and ultimately my final beer so hazy. I am running only small batches 1-3 Gallon yield. I have been primarily doing BIAB batches so far.

Thanks in advance.

BTW, I am having a ton of fun brewing and learning more about beer. My current batch is the LTHD22 Hoppy Amber. Will bottle next weekend and then wait for carbonation to end.

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Putting the hops in a bag will help somewhat. For me, the best solution is time and cold temp.

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Thanks @denny. I appreciate it! Interestingly, even with my beer in the fridge and bottled it is still super hazy. I am going to go with the bag method on my next hop infusion and see what happens. I real do thank you for your answer.

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If that’s the case, it may not be due to hops.

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There a lot of causes for haze, but I think hops is pretty far down on the list.
Have you tried gelatin on the finished beer before packaging?

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No, didn’t do any gelatin. Might try that on my next batch.

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Did you use Whirlfloc or other clarifying agent in the boil? Dry hops add a slight haze. Not using Whirlfloc can leave a lot of protein haze.

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I didn’t. I will probably get some next time I am at my LHBS.

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How big were your 0-minute and dry hop additions?

The amount and likelihood of hop haze is closely correlated with large flameout/whirlpool additions, and to a lesser extent dry hops, in my experience. I use very large amounts of late hops in my IPA’s (1-2 oz/gallon, occasionally more) and they never clear up.

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Was it clear or hazy when in bottles, still warm? (In other words, is this chill haze?)