I cant find my Irish moss! Damn it!!

Man, I just got the turkey fryer all set up and water boiling, only to find that every ingredient is present for my CCA EXCEPT THE IRISH MOSS!! I know that I bought some earlier, but damn it! My dumb ass forgot where I put it...

It can be added later correct?
Thanks
-Me

JoeMama said:

It can be added later correct?
Thanks
-Me

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Like after you're done boiling? No...heat is required

I mean as far as (boiling and cooling) then adding to the secondary?
-Me

Hell, Ill drink a cloudy beer! I dont care!

*Well, I still have an hour before they are needed... Ill keep looking*

No, it's too late after boiling. Just try clearing with other methods and it will be ok. maybe not quite as clear as it would have been, but still very drinkable.

hell I don't even use irish moss that often, just crash cool you'll be fine.

I hear ya. I'm a little ticked at myself. Just brewed a lager I really want to be clear. Brew session went perfectly, and had a great start to the ferment. Then I realized I forgot the Irish moss. I thought the wort looked a little cloudy after cooling... Anyhoo... A cold crash with gelatin and/or isinglass should do the trick, though it's kinda like playing catch-up.

Check the fridge, I leave random crap in there all the time...

farmbrewernw said:

hell I don't even use irish moss that often, just crash cool you'll be fine.

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+1 I've missed it before too, and the moss is nice, but not necessary to get clear beer.

Seems like every time I am at the HBS I pick up a baggy of the stuff. I have lots of it around. Things is, even with a good brewday checklist, it never makes it into the kettle.

GilaMinumBeer said:

Seems like every time I am at the HBS I pick up a baggy of the stuff. I have lots of it around. Things is, even with a good brewday checklist, it never makes it into the kettle.

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I have to write a reminder on my recipe in big letters or I forget it everytime. To the OP, just use the gelatin clearing method in secondary. Makes beautiful beer.

+1 for crash cooling and gelatin. I have done this few times that I forgot irish moss and the beer turned out cloudy enough for me to care. Works well.

Fadeux said:

Check the fridge, I leave random crap in there all the time...

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+1 - One time I lost my keys and I found them in the damn fridge

McKBrew said:

I have to write a reminder on my recipe in big letters or I forget it everytime.

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At least you dont forget to buy hops. I did that on my first 'my own recipe' run... my LHBS is 4 hours away (2 hours if there is no snow) and they where closed right after I left. Had to wait for my order of hops to arrive at my door to start that batch.