Bottle condition yeast after fining with Gelatin

[KimJohansen]

Hi,

I have cleared many beers with gelatin. While it works great, it also extends carbonation time in bottles. Since I'm in a hurry getting my latest batch of Pilsner ready, I'm considering adding Bottle condition yeast. Something like Safbrew F-2.

Will the beer still be clear after it's carbed up? How do you add yeast when bottling? I usually rack from primary to a bottling bucket.

Thanks

/Kim

 

[GrogNerd]

I used CBC-1 for a bulk-aged barleywine and it cleared up great

proofed it, added it to the bucket along with the priming sugar, bottled.

easy peasy

 

[Queequeg]

Yeah i have used F2 a few times, the last batch was pretty clear. You only have to add a very small amount, a couple of grams/5 gallons is excess. The last batch was pretty clear. A crash in the bottle 24 hours before serving will knock any F2 out anyway

 

[NTexBrewer]

I have just gotten into the habit of using EC-1118 to bottle condition all of my beers.

Here is a picture of my last two beers that I fined with gelatin and then used some EC-1118 to condition. The Pivo Pils clone was also dry hopped. My beer actually is clearer than the original.

The other beer is a kolsch.

EC-1118 flocs well and stays pretty compact when you pour and is only $0.99 at my home brew store.

 

[Gavin C]

I have just gotten into the habit of using EC-1118 to bottle condition all of my beers.

Here is a picture of my last two beers that I fined with gelatin and then used some EC-1118 to condition. The Pivo Pils clone was also dry hopped. My beer actually is clearer than the original.

The other beer is a kolsch.

EC-1118 flocs well and stays pretty compact when you pour and is only $0.99 at my home brew store.

Beautiful looking beers.

Also looks like Las Colinas Tex

 

[NTexBrewer]

Beautiful looking beers.

Also looks like Las Colinas Tex

Gavin I'm in The Colony, May brew another batch of the Pils to enter in the Limbo Challenge this summer.

On Topic I usually use 34/70 with my lagers including this pils and for whatever reason it would always take about 3 to 4 weeks to carbonate properly so that was the start of me using some yeast at bottling.

 

[KimJohansen]

Thanks all. How do you distribute the yeast in a uniform way?

 

[NTexBrewer]

I proof the yeast in warm water for about 15 minutes. Rack my beer into bottling bucket. Calculate my volume and prepare my sugar solution. If I cold crash the beer I just pour the hot sugar solution into the beer and stir then add the yeast and stir. I usually stir slowly for a few minutes. There is always a little yeast sediment in the bottom of the bottling bucket. If the beer is not cold crashed I cool my sugar solution some before adding.

 

[GrogNerd]

Thanks all. How do you distribute the yeast in a uniform way?

just like bulk priming and like I mentioned in post #2; proof it, add it to the bottling bucket along with priming sugar and rack on top of it.

it will mix evenly

 

[NTexBrewer]

I should add that I use the Auto siphon racking cane. I use the internal tube of the racking cane to stir the beer since this is already sanitized.