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[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Well, do ya?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Well, do ya?

I know Ken must have something to say about this

[davelew]

Well, do ya?

I don't, and my bottle conditioned beers come out carbonated and crystal clear.

[3rd party JKor]

I know Ken must have something to say about this

Yeah, he'll say he doesn't bottle beer.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Yeah, he'll say he doesn't bottle beer.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I don't, and my bottle conditioned beers come out carbonated and crystal clear.

Not everyone is so lucky as to not have to contend with the dreaded chill haze!

[davelew]

Not everyone is so lucky as to not have to contend with the dreaded chill haze!

I contended with it, and then I fixed the problems with a strong boil, quick chill, and long secondary at serving temperature.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I contended with it, and then I fixed the problems with a strong boil, quick chill, and long secondary at serving temperature.

I do the first two as best I can (boil hard, chill with an IC + ice bath) and the third I've certainly done but sometimes chill haze still persists.

[DaBearSox]

I bottle condition and I use gel most of the time.

[SchwanzBrewer]

When i was bottling, After 2 weeks in the bottle at room temp, and another 2 weeks in the fridge, they were all crystal clear. I never used gel.Cheers,Rich

[DaBearSox]

Well as it has been discussed time and time again gel tends to work a little bit on chill haze but mostly on suspended yeast. Like just yesterday I racked a kolsch into the 2ndary. I used wyeast 1007 which does not floc very well at all, this is when the gel is quite handy. For haze I think it's the proper boil, chill, etc procedures that will get you closest to where you want it. I find a whirlpool and a proper rest after chilling is the biggest factor if my beers have chill haze or not. But if the question is, will I have enough yeast to bottle carb if I use gel, then the answer is yes.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

But if the question is, will I have enough yeast to bottle carb if I use gel, then the answer is yes.

That's the main question yeup.