Questions tagged [finings]
Products added to homebrew in order to improve clarity by precipitating away proteins or other suspended matter.
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Fining beer with gelatine in the keg
I plan to fine my beer in the keg with gelatine. I read that there will be some trub that sinks to the bottom and will come out in the first few pints. Is this "trubbie" beer drinkable/...
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Chitosan produced from crustaceae vs fungi - one better than the other?
Chitosan (typically combined with kieselsol aka silicasol aka colloidal silica - think "Turbo Clear" and similar home distilling products) is an effective fining agent for sugar washes, ...
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Clearing using finings during racking prior to bottling - will there still be enough yeast for second fermentation?
I am taking the opportunity to use the current situation to get brewing again. I'm only using kits at the moment, but plan to move to next stages soon. I currently have a Festival kit of Old Suffolk ...
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Q: Will fined beer re-settle if disturbed?
I've successfully fined my last several batches using gelatin, added while the beer is still at room temperature, then promptly refrigerated. I fill two half-barrel (48 l) Sankey kegs at a time, and ...
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What's the difference between isinglass and gelatin?
For one I have read that if after the yeast is settled and the yeast is stirred up (for whatever reason) then gelatin will not help dropping the yeast out while isinglass will. Also I've read the ...
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Milkiness after adding clearing agent (finnings)
I have added the clearing agent to my brew...on the 22nd of December. But, just pulled a sample to check numbers before bottling...and its still a little milky.
Is this normal?
Will it clear up ...
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How long should it take for my beer to clear?
I'm not new to wine making (many, many years) and have been making beer for only a few years, generally gelatin fining with bottle conditioning and having good results. Clear beer, good flavor, head, ...
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Keep fermenter heated after adding finings?
This is my first time trying brewing...
Its pretty cold atm, and I kept the fermenter on the heating-pad pretty much all the time, wrapped in a towel. Temps were pretty stable around 20.5~21.9.
Now ...
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Can diatomaceous earth be used as fining agent, but not filter?
i have beer that won't clear itself. Gelatin and isinglass is not vegan. Activated charcoal can create off-flavors.
Can diatomaceous earth be used? Probably, like activated charcoal, I would need ...
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Filtering my batches (no dead fishes)
I have had a couple of cloudy batches recently, both tasted as intended, so no contamination. This has caused me to consider filtration, I have a 100l kit with a pump so could use plate filters or ...
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Cider is opaque
My first cider has just gotten to 1.000 gravity on my hydrometer, and i plan on bottling it tomorrow, but i have just done a test to see how it looks, and even in a narrow container, it is pretty ...
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Will Sparkolloid slow or stop fermentation?
Background: My wife drinks cider like a fish drinks water and buying cider at the store was leaving me pretty much broke. The LHBS turned us on to the idea of making our own a couple years ago so we ...
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Do I need to use finings again after restarting the fermentation?
I recently made a batch of red wine but because the wine was too sweet I restarted the fermentation as I was advised. Of course I will need to de-gas the wine again, do I also need to use finings ...
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Clear beer, really required?
I have been brewing for a while, and have made IMO, very tasty, refreshing IPA's. However, using only gelatin as a fining agent (don't like possible Irish Moss issues, no access to chilling a batch ...
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Does Protafloc expire?
I'm using Protafloc Copper Finings for clearing the brew from proteins by adding it to the boil 15 minutes before the end of it. The product's made from red seaweed (Eucheuma Cottonii): http://www....
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