rehydrating irish moss

[bog69]

rehydrating irish moss. do you need to???? what if you dont?????????

[BarryNL]

rehydrating irish moss. do you need to???? what if you dont?????????

Never bothered myself - I always just chuck the minimum amount given on the pack in dry 15 mins from the end - even my wheat beers come out bright.

[boingy]

I give it 10 mins in a few tablespoons of cold water.
Does rehydrating it make a difference? No idea.....

[garwatts]

I give it 10 mins in a few tablespoons of cold water.
Does rehydrating it make a difference? No idea.....

How much Irish moss do you use?

[thesmasheddemijohn]

I use 2g per litre

[boingy]

A heaped teaspoon, or thereabouts, for a 5 gallon batch.

[garwatts]

A heaped teaspoon, or thereabouts, for a 5 gallon batch.

Cheers mate

[Northern Brewer]

I have experimented quite a bit with Irish Moss. My best results were obtained when I commenced rehydrating a teaspoonful in some cold water at the start of the boil, then added this to the wort 10 minutes before the end of boil. The resulting break material was nearly double what I would see when adding the same quantity of Moss dry. Rehydrating in hot water had a negative effect for me.