CowanC Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Has anyone got any advice on adding finings to their brew? I've found several websites advising all sorts of finings from egg shells to gelatin but I'm a sceptic and I don't want to ruin 23L of awesome beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Maximus Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I do not use finings for the reason that a mate had problems years ago and I have never really felt the need for them. My understanding is you must be careful not to use too much or you will end up with no yeast left to carbonate the beer in the bottle. I tend to brew stronger, darker ales and am hence not worried about getting them crystal clear. I favor longer time in the primary and cold crashing prior to bottling as I think it improves clarity and reduces the amount of sediment in the bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Cold Condition long enough and you won't need finings. I have never used them and most of my brews are pretty clear. However, I will soon be using Whirlfloc but this isn't for fermented beer so irrelevant to your question. I know a lot of people who have good results using Gelatine. I wouldn't be using egg shells , that's for sure!! Just think where they come from and people put them in their brew??? [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Just think where they come from and people put them in their brew??? [pinched] LOL As opposed to gelatine, made from hooves, bones and organs of pigs, horses and cattle? Or Isinglass, made from the swim bladders of cod? I had a lot of fun informing a proselytizing vegan that her favourite Oxfordshire brewery, Wytchwood, put animals in her favourite Ale - Hobgoblin! [happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I am aware of the use of albumen (egg white), but not egg shell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hey, I've used bentonite before. I can't really remember if it worked well or not. I wouldn't bother using any finings though. Keep your brew in the FV for 2 weeks and it should be cleared up fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Like Chad said, 2 weeks in the fermentor and your beer will be much clearer - add a few days of crash chilling and they will be amazingly clear with very little sediment in the bottle. Just this morning as I was transferring a batch of "Mini-Muntz Ale" into my bulk priming vessel I managed to knock the hose out of the tap and as the beer spurted all over me and the garage floor I thought to myself "Now that is some really clear beer"....[pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 When you knocked the hose out, you didn't manage to break your PLASTIC HYDROMETER as well did you? Weggl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Just think where they come from and people put them in their brew??? [pinched] LOL As opposed to gelatine, made from hooves, bones and organs of pigs, horses and cattle? Or Isinglass, made from the swim bladders of cod? lol yeah I guess when you put it like that it's not a great deal different. However, as I haven't heard of egg shells being used, for some reason or another I was thinking that people mulch the egg shell and add it to their brews [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hey Muddy, What's "Mini Muntz Ale"?[whistling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Come on Muddy, you really are building the suspense here. You can't throw it out there and leave us hanging. What the hell is a Mini-Muntz Ale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond4 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Cold Condition long enough and you won't need finings. I have never used them and most of my brews are pretty clear. However, I will soon be using Whirlfloc but this isn't for fermented beer so irrelevant to your question. I know a lot of people who have good results using Gelatine. I wouldn't be using egg shells , that's for sure!! Just think where they come from and people put them in their brew??? [pinched] I use the Wirfloc tablets when I do a mini mash and they work a treat. No strange things have happened with them in terms of spoiling the brew, just making it a brighter beer (no chill haze). I did use it once in a kit & kilo brew and it did make that beer a little brighter, not that it needed it, but it was a good experiment anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Wikipedia - Mini-Muntz Ale...smaller version of a Muntz Ale [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I think finings are useful if you are kegging, where you don't need yeast to put the gas in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wikipedia - Mini-Muntz Ale...smaller version of a Muntz Ale [rightful] Give the man a cigar - It was in fact a half batch of my Muntz Ale (Known as the Mega Muntz in some circles). So have I answered your questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Cold Condition long enough and you won't need finings. I have never used them and most of my brews are pretty clear. However, I will soon be using Whirlfloc but this isn't for fermented beer so irrelevant to your question. I know a lot of people who have good results using Gelatine. I wouldn't be using egg shells , that's for sure!! Just think where they come from and people put them in their brew??? [pinched] I use the Wirfloc tablets when I do a mini mash and they work a treat. No strange things have happened with them in terms of spoiling the brew, just making it a brighter beer (no chill haze). I did use it once in a kit & kilo brew and it did make that beer a little brighter, not that it needed it, but it was a good experiment anyway. Whirlfloc are kettle finings to help settle hot break and various proteins. I have no idea why you would want to waste/use them in K&K brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wikipedia - Mini-Muntz Ale...smaller version of a Muntz Ale [rightful] Give the man a cigar - It was in fact a half batch of my Muntz Ale (Known as the Mega Muntz in some circles). So have I answered your questions? Well... No, not really.[unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I don't like to give away too much Chad [lol] I'll post a recipe once it is deemed worthy - there are already way too many crap recipes on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Gotcha![wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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