The Councilman

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I put a teaspoon of geletain in my Pumpkin Patch Ale while it was in the secondary. It's crystal clear without the bottle sediment.
My home-made immersion chiller does drop my wort from 200 to 75 in about 12 minutes!

Beermaker

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I was wondering about the gelatin. Does it work as well as the IM or flok? Does it get all gummed up in the bottom of the boil kettle? J/K.

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2ndary: Low Gluten IPA, Bourbon Oak Aged Vanilla Porter
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Walker

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I've used gelatin once, and I did a lot of searching around and reading before trying it. The general method for use is to dissolve it in a cup or two of hot water and add it to the beer IN THE SECONDARY two to three days before bottling. You do not add it to the boil.

Thinking back on that batch (just 3 months ago), I would say that the use of gelatin did little to nothing for the clarity of my beer. I had no chill-haze in that batch, but I also did not use any grains in that batch and THAT'S what actually helped the clarity... not the gelatin. At least, this is what I think to be true.

I decided that the gelatin was just one more step to do for the beer and was of dubious value. I probably will never use it again, unless I want to prove to myself that it was that lack of specialty grains in that one batch that made it come out clear and not the gelatin.

I should also note that I had to work extra hard to clean out my carboy after using the gelatin. The stuff was pretty clingy and I had to scrub more than normal to get it off the glass, even after a soak in VERY hot water.

My $0.02.

-walker

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The Happy Mug

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Thanks everybody, I appreciate the advice.

Could somebody please elaborate on whirlflock tablets? I am interested in learning more about them.

Also, Walker, I was about to use gelatin in my current batch. I will take your warning to heart and save myself the scrubbing. Thank you. I'll probably try polyclar instead. I'm putting my party pig (saving this baby for new years!) in the fridge a week before to help clarity.

Edit: ScottT, I missed your link from earlier. Thank you very much.

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Secondary: "Not as Pale as Death" pale ale (since april, man I hate bottling.)
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