Hey all,
I brewed Jamil's Maibok last weekend. A very tasty brew it is too, having brewed it this time last year also. Anyway, just for fun, this time, I included a single decoction, rather than the infusion of the original.
Well, as the final completion time of the mash approached, I noticed that the wort was cloudy. Hmmm, perhaps it's not fully converted, so I left it another 30 minutes. Still cloudy. I went ahead and carried on and now the beer is probably 70% done fermenting...still cloudy.
I've brewed plently of batches and have my system down, never seen this before. I've even done the odd decoction before and never had this. My rests on the mash were at 131F and 156F. The decoction was about 6 L of thick mash, and I added more water to it to prevent scorching on the stove.
Grain bill was 5.5kg German pilsner and 2.4 kg munich.
Is this a starch haze? It's the only thing I can think of. If so, will it clear during lagering until May? Any ideas what part of the process (presumably related to the decoction) might have caused this?
Thanks for any ideas, awsome Army.