I don't 'do' finings. Just waiting and letting things take their normal course is the way to go. right?
Well... I religiously chuck 1/3 tsp Irish moss in towards the end of the boil; and I usually add15ml 5ml (oops) of NBS Clarity when I pitch - but everyone does that.
Anyway my beer is nice and clear so what's the problem.
But. I brewed wine for the first time this year, and added the mystic powders at the indicated time. WOW. Suddenly what looked like fairly clear wine became absolutely crystal clear.
Hmmm. Perhaps I'd better give this stuff a go in the beer.
So on a flying visit to @thehomebrewshop in Farnborough a few weeks ago this stuff ended up in my basket: Clear IT Wine & Beer Finings Sufficient for 30-60 Gallons
These are two-part finings: you get two potion bottles, and instructions to add equal quantities an hour apart, stirring well (further research indicates the bottles contain gelatin & kiesolsol).
I was kegging a batch of London Bitter yesterday. After two weeks in the FV it looked pretty clear, but not quite as polished as a pub pint - so I thought 'why not'.
I racked the beer off into a clean bucket and then added 5ml of each liquid, stirring well and waiting an hour in between. Then I left it in the garage overnight.
This morning I carefully transferred to a Corny, a bit uncertain as to what if anything I would find in the bottom of the bucket.
The answer was... quite a lot, as you can see in the photo below. I'd got the bucket chocked up at the back by this time, so the pale area you can see up in the top left is the bottom of the bucket; and that scummy brown bow-wave in front of it is.... all the crud that's precipitated out of the beer.
Blimey.
And the beer itself? It looks clear... really clear. Like limpid spring water (well, ok, but you know what I mean).
I can see I'll be using more of this stuff in future.
Well... I religiously chuck 1/3 tsp Irish moss in towards the end of the boil; and I usually add
Anyway my beer is nice and clear so what's the problem.
But. I brewed wine for the first time this year, and added the mystic powders at the indicated time. WOW. Suddenly what looked like fairly clear wine became absolutely crystal clear.
Hmmm. Perhaps I'd better give this stuff a go in the beer.
So on a flying visit to @thehomebrewshop in Farnborough a few weeks ago this stuff ended up in my basket: Clear IT Wine & Beer Finings Sufficient for 30-60 Gallons
These are two-part finings: you get two potion bottles, and instructions to add equal quantities an hour apart, stirring well (further research indicates the bottles contain gelatin & kiesolsol).
I was kegging a batch of London Bitter yesterday. After two weeks in the FV it looked pretty clear, but not quite as polished as a pub pint - so I thought 'why not'.
I racked the beer off into a clean bucket and then added 5ml of each liquid, stirring well and waiting an hour in between. Then I left it in the garage overnight.
This morning I carefully transferred to a Corny, a bit uncertain as to what if anything I would find in the bottom of the bucket.
The answer was... quite a lot, as you can see in the photo below. I'd got the bucket chocked up at the back by this time, so the pale area you can see up in the top left is the bottom of the bucket; and that scummy brown bow-wave in front of it is.... all the crud that's precipitated out of the beer.
Blimey.
And the beer itself? It looks clear... really clear. Like limpid spring water (well, ok, but you know what I mean).
I can see I'll be using more of this stuff in future.
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