I am just finishing up my first attempt at a Brut IPA. I just did the second dry hop today, and the gravity has fermented down to an insane 0.098. I'm very, very happy with the beer thus far.
But I have to wonder... is the haze necessary? I know a lot of people keep this beer pretty hazy, as is in vogue right now... but I just am not in love with haze. I'm still rocking the "clear beer is the mark of a good brewer" mindset. I know it won't be fully yeasty (with only a few exceptions I find NEIPAs to taste like licking wet spackling paste), but I'd prefer a clear beer to a hazy one... just a little worried about both not being as in style as I could be (not that those parameters are set yet), and stripping too much hop magic (though I always clarify my standard American IPA, and don't feel like it loses too much character).
I never filter or centrifuge my beer, replying on temp, time, and gelatin to do the work. Opinions?
But I have to wonder... is the haze necessary? I know a lot of people keep this beer pretty hazy, as is in vogue right now... but I just am not in love with haze. I'm still rocking the "clear beer is the mark of a good brewer" mindset. I know it won't be fully yeasty (with only a few exceptions I find NEIPAs to taste like licking wet spackling paste), but I'd prefer a clear beer to a hazy one... just a little worried about both not being as in style as I could be (not that those parameters are set yet), and stripping too much hop magic (though I always clarify my standard American IPA, and don't feel like it loses too much character).
I never filter or centrifuge my beer, replying on temp, time, and gelatin to do the work. Opinions?
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