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Ok, I'm sure this is a ridiculous question, but i'm new to brewing...

In my bottles, my ale is clear as day, but when I pour (and I'm leaving the last half inch in the bottle), it comes out in the glass all cloudy. I'm pouring it as I would a can of Guinness (slowly down the side of the glass at first then straight on top to create a head) Should I be pouring it a different way? Faster perhaps?

Please help!

Are you sure it's clear in the bottle? A light haze can be obscured by the tint in the glass (unless you're using clear glass...) Another cause could be sediment being pulled from the bottom of the bottle when the pressure is released. This happens if there is too much sediment in the bottle and is common in homebrewed beer because we tend to leave alot more yeast in the bottle than commercial bottle conditioned beers. It occurs most commonly with yeast that do not flocculate well. It's hard to pour a clear beer when this happens.

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well the beer is in clear plastic bottles and i can definitely see right through it. guess it must be the second. i suppose there's nothing i can do? is it likely to make me sick?

Twist off the cap and watch the sediment. You'll see it rising on bubbles as the gas leaves solution. It won't harm you. Yeast is nutritious, but your significant other might object to the wind you pass if you drink too much of it.

You could try opening it, the letting it stand for a few minutes for the worst of the yeast to resettle. Realistically though homebrew is always going to be hazy, I just accept it and don't waste time with finings etc.

"Quarkstorm":1b7aq09f wrote: You could try opening it, the letting it stand for a few minutes for the worst of the yeast to resettle. Realistically though homebrew is always going to be hazy, I just accept it and don't waste time with finings etc.[/quote:1b7aq09f]

I don't use finings and my beer is clear so i have to disagree homebrew is not always going to be hazy