EDIT: went back to my brew notes- this beer is actually 28 days old, not 5 weeks.
I follow the 21 day lager schedule. I cold crash for few days to drop yeast, then rack to keg with gelatin. That’s wlp830- medium floc yeast but does clear up quite nicely.
Pretty looking beer, Ken !
Thanks. I’ve only Been using gelatin on my lagers and low hopped ales as of recent. The pale ale and IPA types just cold condition and serve.
Woot. Haven’t been on a while but my downstairs shower has an IIPA with a wad of dry hops just a day or two away from Secondary… my mouth is watering already.
Tried something new this time. went 6 gallon batch with DME for first 45 with a late extract add for 15. Since I switched to all - grain I haven’t used a drop of extract. kinda excited to see how it turns out.
Looks yummy
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Fantastic, Paul! Glad to see you posting again.
thanks man - work has been more hectic recently - thankfully not to the detriment of brewing, only posting!
Looks awesome, Paul. That’s a beer to lose a couple liters to. 
Indeed.
Thanks, it’s just 8% carabrown, 8% caramunich III, and 1% midnight wheat. It really is that red. On the rebrew I’ll pull both those down to about 6%, it’s a bit unbalanced as is.
That is nice looking. What base malt?
Thanks, it’s Crisp Maris Otter. I think it contributes some orange hues that make it pop.
Maris Otter looks as good as it tastes!
My Festbier.
Nice, Bryan.
Do you guys fine with gelatin or how long does it take for your beers to drop bright? Lately, it seems like my beers have been taking over 4 weeks to clear. It’s kind of annoying actually.
that is one incredible looking festbier. triple decoction? would love to review the recipe on that one.
as for clarity, my lagers drop bright pretty quickly. In fact, I kegged a mandarina pils last weekend and it was nearly bright going into the keg already.
ales, it can take a while longer, in which case i sometimes use gelatin if i want it crystal clear right when i tap it.
Yeah, amazing looking beer. I’ll bet that keg doesn’t last long.
I don’t know what I could do differently to get them to clear better. I use Bru’n water with RO to adjust, I get (as far as I know) a good hot and cold break as well.
