Isinglass?

[Uncle Joshua]

Have they stopped making Isinglass? I can't find it anywhere.

[Martin G]

Malt Miller has some.

[guypettigrew]

Not the Brupaks Isinglass paste, though, which is what I use.

Has this been discontinued?

Guy

[Martin G]

Have to admit that I'm getting fed up going through the boil and cool water then whizzing up dried isinglass into it with a stick blender for what seems to be forever. Very effective though!

[orlando]

Murphy & Sons have a number of products that might suit and the Home Brew shop also has what you are looking for.

[gnutz2]

+1, i use murphys ready mixed isinglass along with their auxiliary, i keep it stored in the fridge and it lasts for months.

Fact is i dont think i've ever noticed it go off atall, I normally use a 500ml bottle in about 2-3 months, stored at about 4-5c.

[Martin G]

Is Alkleer A ready mixed Isinglass? not clear to me when I read the description.

[gnutz2]

Yes, alklear A is ready mixed isinglass, i normally dose at around 60ml per 25l.

[critch]

+1, i use murphys ready mixed isinglass along with their auxiliary, i keep it stored in the fridge and it lasts for months.

Fact is i dont think i've ever noticed it go off atall, I normally use a 500ml bottle in about 2-3 months, stored at about 4-5c.

it has a very deffinate date on it, i buy 25l of triple strength a go and it rarely has more than a month on it, the soya protein were trialing has years on it but its even more of a faff than magicol or cyrofine

[seymour]

Just use Irish Moss instead. Drop a tablet at 15 minutes remaining and that's it.

[guypettigrew]

But Irish moss does something very different to Isinglass.

Irish moss helps to clear the wort before fermentation by assisting with the cold break.

Isinglass helps to settle the yeast out after fermentation to give a clear finished product.

The two aren't interchangeable.

Guy

[seymour]

That's true. I'm just saying if he's having trouble sourcing isinglass, Irish Moss can assist in clearing his beer. It's better than nothing, in any case, and I've actually found Irish Moss aids yeast flocculation as well, not just pre-fermentation cold break.

[Bribie]

For settling yeast of course gelatine is the go, but use it in the FV not bottles, where it can produce "fluffy bottoms" that rise up when the bottle is moved. Works well in kegs as well provided they don't get moved.