Ugggh, No Whirlfloc or Irish moss

[BackOffMyBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BackOffMyBrew]

Guess I'm about to see tomorrow what an Ale turns out like without Whirlfloc

[CaPunT Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CaPunT]

Didn't use it in my first 2 AG brews and i think they came out fine.

I'm not getting worried about clarity just yet.

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

Guess I'm about to see tomorrow what an Ale turns out like without Whirlfloc

you dont need it

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

I stopped using any of those fining ingredients during the boil. ... big waste of money in my eyes

If I remember, I add gelatin to the keg, otherwise i just dont care ... hazy beer = yummy beer

[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

Dont use any finning at all myself. Beer clears well after 2 to 3 weeks. But never as crystal clear as @Harhm . His beers always look like it was filtered. You can see his neighbors house through them. They look delicious.

[BeerHolic Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BeerHolic]

Not needed, clarity does not impact on the taste, just visual senses.

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

Sometimes I use irish moss. Sometimes I use gelatin. Sometimes I don't. I'm at the point where I think I can start tasting a cloudy beer vs a clear beer, but I'm still not convinced. I want to do a side-by-side sometime soon. However, I'm still inclined to say it's no matter.

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

another 2c; If you're so inclined, boil water and add some irish moss, whirlfloc or other "additives" to a cup, taste it. ask yourself, why would i want this in my beer?

i refrain from adding anything other than hops on the hotside, you can achieve great results with cold side finings and cold crash duration.

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

A light sprinkling of gelatin into the fermenter works.

Some people use dry gelatin powder, others hydrate it using boiling water: test and see what works for you.

No, it doesn't add flavour. Yes, it drops out of suspension.

And if you let the beer condition for long enough, it will mostly settle out in the bottle anyway. Just be careful of the sludge when you pour......

[Rocket-Boy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rocket-Boy]

A light sprinkling of gelatin into the fermenter works.

Some people use dry gelatin powder, others hydrate it using boiling water: test and see what works for you.

No, it doesn't add flavour. Yes, it drops out of suspension.

And if you let the beer condition for long enough, it will mostly settle out in the bottle anyway. Just be careful of the sludge when you pour......

Gelatine was described fairly often as "liquid time" when I was doing research on how to use it.
Same thing will happen without using it but it definitely takes longer.
Gelatine is negatively charged where the particulate is positively charged so it attracts everything to itself, gets heavy and sinks to the bottom.

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

5-10g granules in a cup, fill 50% boiling water, dissolve, add 50% preboiled and cooled water (or just nuke it in the microwave) add to coldcrashed beer - 2 day okay results. 4 days better etc etc