Get advice on making beer from raw ingredients (malt, hops, water and yeast)
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Carpking
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by Carpking » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:46 pm
Hi Guys.
Just a quick question. I have never used finings but want to dabble with my next brew, which is nearly ready to keg. I will try what i think is the most simple method i can find which is to near boil 12g of sheet gelatin in about a quarter of a pint of water, cool it, put in into the cornie and rack my beer onto it. IS this right for a first fining attempt?
Any tips, as usual, are greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
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Whorst
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by Whorst » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:24 pm
You're not supposed to boil gelatin finings. I believe you call them auxiliary finings. 1 Tsp of finings in a pint of water. Heat gently until the gelatin is dissolved. Add to beer.
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Carpking
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by Carpking » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:31 pm
Hmmm. I near boiled it to ensure it was all sterilised. Will this be detremental?
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mdex
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by mdex » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:22 pm
Carpking wrote:Hmmm. I near boiled it to ensure it was all sterilised. Will this be detremental?
For what its worth I boiled my water then let it cool a little before adding the gelatin. Make sure its all dissolved then racked the beer ontop of the mix.
Not sure if its worked yet!
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paulski
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by paulski » Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:33 pm
I have done the same yesterday,just waiting a couple of days now to let it clear then put in me corny,got my gelatin from tesco 64
p for a box with 5packs in
fingers crossed
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paulski
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by paulski » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:16 pm
my brew cleared really well left it to days then transfered it to corny,had a slite tangy taste dont no if it was the gelatine or a infection, still drinking it thou so it aint to bad
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ADDLED
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by ADDLED » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:11 am
paulski wrote:my brew cleared really well left it to days then transfered it to corny,had a slite tangy taste dont no if it was the gelatine or a infection, still drinking it thou so it aint to bad
How long did u condition it in the corny paulski?
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paulski
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by paulski » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:47 pm
What i did was after fermenting i put the wort in a secondry container and after 2 weeks it still wasn't clear thats why i started looking on this forum for clearing beer solutions and found gelatin,think its the warm weather why it aint cleared any way i used warm water out the kettle about a pint mixed the gelatin from tesco 69p for 5 packs and mixed it to me beer and after 2 days i checked it and as it was clear i corny'd it.and now i'm drinking it
my next lot i'v got in the fv i'm going to try after fermenting 8-10days piching the gelating leave for 2 days then straight in a corny to age a couple of weeks then drink drink drink
