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I never rehydrate my Irish Moss, but now I find out that some people do. So what's the deal with rehydrating Irish Moss? Is it better to do it or not?

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Teaman

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I don't see what difference it would make.
Never even thought about doing it.

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I use the stuff in tablet form, so.....

cruckin78

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i dont see the point of rehydrating...it goes in the boil....

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+1, never heard of having to hydrate it before tossing it into a boiling cauldron of wort...kind of redundant.

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I use powered Irish Moss, and if I throw a teaspoon in the boil, it doesn't dissolve, but stays clumpy all the way to the carboy.

I now 'rehydrate' the powered form with a whisk and a little water and throw the slurry in the boiling wort at T-10. Hope that helps.

Calder

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I take some of the wort at the start of the boil, let it cool, and sprinkle the IM on top. At 10 minutes, I stir it in with the wort in the cup and then add to the kettle.

I would really like to hear what the most effective way to use IM is. I don't know if it is doing anything or not, but I bought 4 ozs of it many years ago, and it's going to last many more years; might as well use it.

Golddiggie

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+2

I used the powder form for the first few brews I made. I've since picked up the tablets (WhirlFloc) since they are pretty cheap, and much easier to just toss one in for the last 15 minutes of the boil.