Morning, how do folks measure Irish moss when added to the boil?
I read 1tsp per 5 gallons, and I'm adding to about half that (12-13l towards the end of the boil, aiming for ~10l in the fermenter) so in my first brew I carefully weighed 2.5g and chucked it in.
This did cause stuff to clump quickly in the boil, but it seemed like too much, it was way more than a teaspoon by volume, and the trub in the fermenter looked weird/floating after 14 days of fermentation (see pic). I did pour the entire kettle into the fermenter including all the break material, which may have contributed to this.
I bottled the beer anyway, and it's already looking super clear after only a few days, but I've no idea if the flavor will be OK yet.
Then my second brew this weekend I used a teaspoon to measure and added about half a teaspoon - I didn't weigh it but it was a lot less than last time, maybe 1g. Didn't seem to do much in the boil but I got a pretty good cold break after cooling so maybe it worked?
Any tips on the best way to use this - am I better looking at one of the refined tablet fining products and perhaps cutting a tablet in half for these smaller batches?
I read 1tsp per 5 gallons, and I'm adding to about half that (12-13l towards the end of the boil, aiming for ~10l in the fermenter) so in my first brew I carefully weighed 2.5g and chucked it in.
This did cause stuff to clump quickly in the boil, but it seemed like too much, it was way more than a teaspoon by volume, and the trub in the fermenter looked weird/floating after 14 days of fermentation (see pic). I did pour the entire kettle into the fermenter including all the break material, which may have contributed to this.
I bottled the beer anyway, and it's already looking super clear after only a few days, but I've no idea if the flavor will be OK yet.
Then my second brew this weekend I used a teaspoon to measure and added about half a teaspoon - I didn't weigh it but it was a lot less than last time, maybe 1g. Didn't seem to do much in the boil but I got a pretty good cold break after cooling so maybe it worked?
Any tips on the best way to use this - am I better looking at one of the refined tablet fining products and perhaps cutting a tablet in half for these smaller batches?