re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

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I wouldn’t do that for a NEIPA, if that’s what you are going for. One of the secrets to the juice is the biotrans hops. The hop oils attach to yeast cells and cause the cells to remain in suspension, giving the massive hop flavors. I’ve never done it with an IPA, but I think fining and cold crashing would be rendering the biotrans hops mostly useless.

But hey, give it a try. If it’s still juicy yet clear, I may try it out one day.

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I cold crash my NEIPAs and they stay as hazy as not cold crashing.

Ive listened to a lot of pod casts about brewing these and the consistences is no one knows what causes is, but it is a byproduct of your actions to make the beer juicy. You arent purposely trying to make it hazy. But the combo of protein rich grist, Biotrans hops, water profile, and yeast result in juicy with a by product of Hazy.

Not add flour or apple sauce or any og those wild things you read on the internet.

And the big name NEIPAs have been tested under the microscope and flocculation is rather high and they dont have much yeast in suspension.