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Offline Pi

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Beers are getting cloudy?
« on: May 16, 2015, 08:21:37 am »
The past few batches i have done have been coming out cloudy. Recipes are the same, only difference is i installed a second charcoal filter inline. could this be the culprit?
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Re: Beers are getting cloudy?
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2015, 09:13:42 am »
Hows the pH checking out?

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Re: Beers are getting cloudy?
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 10:01:36 am »
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Re: Beers are getting cloudy?
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2015, 05:45:23 am »
Infected?

And I hope the filter is for the water...
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Re: Beers are getting cloudy?
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 10:02:56 pm »

Perhaps you have removed too much calcium from the water, creating a longer time period needed for yeast to flocculate.  An issue of Zymurgy just discussed this side effect of low calcium concentrations in beer. 

Hopefully, you can chill it out after a  while.  Cheers.

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Re: Beers are getting cloudy?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2015, 12:59:52 pm »
If the filters are only carbon filters, there should be sufficient calcium, but if RO or ion exchange, it could be low in Calcium.  Martin would be able to give a better response, if you know anything about your water content.  You can submit it to Ward Labs for analysis to know where you are starting with your water....to get a baseline.
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Re: Beers are getting cloudy?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2015, 01:02:10 pm »
If the filters are only carbon filters, there should be sufficient calcium, but if RO or ion exchange, it could be low in Calcium.  Martin would be able to give a better response, if you know anything about your water content.  You can submit it to Ward Labs for analysis to know where you are starting with your water....to get a baseline.

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