Agar agar vs Knox gelatin

[WhiskeySix]

Will agar clear finished beer as well as Knox gelatin? I have 4 packets of agar agar but no gelatin.

 

[shelly_belly]

It pretty much works as well as gelatin but it costs a lot more. Use about the same amount of powdered agar as you would gelatin.

 

[jro238]

For whatever help this might be...

Never used agar but just tried gelatin in a few of my kegs for the first time. Good god it worked amazingly. Beer went from looking like unfiltered apple cider (this is after cold crashing for a week) to crystal clear beer in 3 days.

 

[WhiskeySix]

Worked great! Cleared completely overnight. 1 TB in 1 C hot water. Stirred in to carboy.

 

[edecambra]

Yeah if you have it thats one thing, but it is much more expensive. Glad to hear the experiment worked for you.

 

[cpa4ny]

Hi Mark - did you boil agar-agar or just raised it to ~160F or so?

I am currently based in Asia and agar-agar is very cheap here.

 

[WhiskeySix]

I heated the water til it just started to bubble then took it off the heat and let it sit for a few minutes. Probably 180 to 190. Stirred in the agar. Stirred it into the carboy with a racking cane. I can read a book through the beer now.

 

[cpa4ny]

Many thanks! Really look forward to making clearer beer.

 

[Revvy]

People seem to keep repeating the mantra it's much more expensive than gelatin...Where are you guys shopping for it? I pick up .88oz packages of Telephone brand, which is the most common brand in the world, (like our knox) at the local Asian Market for $1.25 a packet. Heck you can order 5- .88 gram packets on Amazon for $5.76, which is $1.15 a packet.
http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Brand-Agar-Agar-Powder/dp/B007PQTVSY

And actually on Amazon Know unlavored Gelatin is $1.25 an ounce. Seems it's actually cheaper or near the same price.

 

[Pappers_]

People seem to keep repeating the mantra it's much more expensive than gelatin...Where are you guys shopping for it? I pick up .88oz packages of Telephone brand, which is the most common brand in the world, (like our knox) at the local Asian Market for $1.25 a packet. Heck you can order 5- .88 gram packets on Amazon for $5.76, which is $1.15 a packet.
http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Brand-Agar-Agar-Powder/dp/B007PQTVSY

And actually on Amazon Know unlavored Gelatin is $1.25 an ounce. Seems it's actually cheaper or near the same price.

Good to see you, Revvy - you've been missed!

 

[shelly_belly]

Last time I bought agar agar was 4 years ago and I had a hard time finding it any where for a reasonable price. I ended up paying around $11 for 4oz shipped. The Times They Are A-Changin'

 

[Ramitt]

Is there an advantage to agar vs gelatin?

 

[cpa4ny]

No pigs' skin & horses' toes in your beer?

I am no vegetarian, but I don't find the above ingredients particularly appetizing.

 

[Ramitt]

No pigs' skin & horses' toes in your beer?

I am no vegetarian, but I don't find the above ingredients particularly appetizing.

Pig skin is awesome, now I want some pork rinds.

 

[Quadrupled]

People seem to keep repeating the mantra it's much more expensive than gelatin...Where are you guys shopping for it? I pick up .88oz packages of Telephone brand, which is the most common brand in the world, (like our knox) at the local Asian Market for $1.25 a packet. Heck you can order 5- .88 gram packets on Amazon for $5.76, which is $1.15 a packet.
http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Brand-Agar-Agar-Powder/dp/B007PQTVSY

And actually on Amazon Know unlavored Gelatin is $1.25 an ounce. Seems it's actually cheaper or near the same price.

Woot Woot - the Rev's back!!!

 

[EineProsit]

Good to see you, Revvy - you've been missed!

I 2nd that.. Come to think of it where's edwort

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Come to think of it where's edwort

Drank too much prison hooch? OK, Appfelwhatsit