Hey all. I am new to this forum and to brewing at home. My first batch was a 5 gallon amber ale partial mash kit. I followed the directions on the kit, and into the primary fermenter (bucket) it went. Bubbled away for a few days. At day ten I siphoned the beer into a 5 gallon glass carboy for a secondary (I know opinions vary on this - was following the kit directions). It's been in the secondary for about six days now. Having said that, the beer does not appear to be "clearing" the way it is supposed to in the secondary. The beer itself is very murky, and there appear to be suspended particles of yeast throughout the carboy.
The carboy is in the basement and the temperature there goes between 68-70f. The yeast used in the kit was dry yeast (nottingham) and was pitched on top of the wort after the cold break and transfer to the primary. I have read that cold-crashing can help, but at this time I do not have a secondary fridge or freezer that I can use for this purpose.
I have attached a couple of pictures. Does this look normal to you more seasoned home brewers? Do I just need to leave this for longer to let the yeast settle and the beer clear at bit more? I sure don't want to bottle it with wee floating boogers throughout.
Thanks!
The carboy is in the basement and the temperature there goes between 68-70f. The yeast used in the kit was dry yeast (nottingham) and was pitched on top of the wort after the cold break and transfer to the primary. I have read that cold-crashing can help, but at this time I do not have a secondary fridge or freezer that I can use for this purpose.
I have attached a couple of pictures. Does this look normal to you more seasoned home brewers? Do I just need to leave this for longer to let the yeast settle and the beer clear at bit more? I sure don't want to bottle it with wee floating boogers throughout.
Thanks!