Polyclar 730

[liammccay]

Hi,

I've got hold of some polyclar 730 to try and get rid of the chill haze plaguing my brews but it didn't come with usage instructions and I can't find any on Murphy & Sons Homebrew website. Does anyone know the correct dosing rates?

Cheers

[staplefordbill]

First of all your beer needs to be cold so the chill haze comes out.

Add a teaspoon of polyclar to about 150ml of boiled, cooled water then stir, shake or whisk like crazy. I used a stick blender for a couple of minutes. Polyclar is a plastic and doesn't mix well with water. Tip it into the beer and leave for a couple of days before racking.

I used polyclar for a lager recently and it made a huge difference to the clarity. The beer was crystal clear straight out of the fridge.

[liammccay]

Thanks for the quick reply,

Will 1 teaspoon be enough for 23 litres?

[staplefordbill]

Yes. I used 1 teaspoon for 25 litres.

[crookedeyeboy]

Hiya. Apologies for the lack of techincal info on the site. If you go on there now you should be able to find it under the Produc in Detail page. I think off the top of my head the recommended usage rate is between 20g and 100g per 100lts (HL) so just divide it by four. It'll be a very small amount.

[guypettigrew]

Hi,

I've got hold of some polyclar 730 to try and get rid of the chill haze plaguing my brews but it didn't come with usage instructions and I can't find any on Murphy & Sons Homebrew website. Does anyone know the correct dosing rates?

Cheers

Are you sure it's a chill haze? You have to get ales pretty cold to cause this.

Guy

[TC2642]

I tend to use 15gms, that's what John Alexander recommends, although you can probably use less, for my beer and use a food processor to mix it for a few minutes (I can't be bothered stirring it by hand for ages). It has made a big difference to the clarity of my beers when they have sat in the fridge for a few hours.

[guypettigrew]

Ah, yes, chill haze could well be a problem if you bottle your beers and then put them in the 'fridge before drinking.

Is that what you do, liammccay?

Guy

[liammccay]

I serve from a corny in a fridge, not sure of the temperature but it its probably about 6C - I don't serve all my brews at this temp but a I like hoppy pale ales quite cool.

[Big G]

I use 20g for my brews which are anything from 20-25L. Use on a scale of 1g to 10ml of water. I whisk mine up with a hand held blender & add during transfer from FV to Conditioner. Works very very well & used with other finnings will greatly improve clarity if you chill your beers like me!