Clarity

[Qhrumphf]

(To be clear, I'm not anti-hazy beer, I'm pro flavor and aroma and mouthfeel, and I also like clear beer, but I'm fine with hazy when the other parts are there when haze is the byproduct, not the goal.

What I am anti is people putting flour or the like in their beer to make a permanent haze, or other stupid aesthetic gimmicks to appease the hipster neckbeards)

 

[O-Ale-Yeah]

Ok, so with certainty, Whirfloc is just for looks?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Ok, so with certainty, Whirfloc is just for looks?

If you care about separating kettle trub, it seems to help drop trub out in the whirlpool.

If you just dump it all then yeah, i guess it's just for looks.

 

[O-Ale-Yeah]

... Hop soup smh...

AHhhahahahaha hop soup, lol

 

[O-Ale-Yeah]

If you care about separating kettle trub, it seems to help drop trub out in the whirlpool.

If you just dump it all then yeah, i guess it's just for looks.

That's good, because I drank one of the beers I brewed and an hour later I had to take a Benadryl for an allergic reaction and the only new thing I had was a beer where I used Whirfloc.

 

[Dland]

Ok, so with certainty, Whirfloc is just for looks?

It helps a lot if one is going for a clean clear style of beer. Looks and taste; cloudy beer and clear beer do taste different, I know, 'cause I forget the Whirlflock once in a while. No problem drinking the cloudy stuff, so not to worry if you don't have any.

 

[Immocles]

That's good, because I drank one of the beers I brewed and an hour later I had to take a Benadryl for an allergic reaction and the only new thing I had was a beer where I used Whirfloc.

I guess it’s akwsys possible to be allergic to the stuff it’s made from. Which I think is basically a couple forms of seaweed?

 

[Qhrumphf]

I guess it’s akwsys possible to be allergic to the stuff it’s made from. Which I think is basically a couple forms of seaweed?

Carageenan. I know it was at least originally seaweed-derived. Wouldn't surprise me if it's synthetic these days.

A carageenan allergy also wouldn't shock me. But it's used as a thickening agent in a LOT of food products.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

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That is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

 

[wepeeler]

That is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

Thanks. You can thank @Braufessor for his base neipa recipe. I've since tweaked it to make it more personal, but he's the man with the plan. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/northeast-style-ipa.568046/page-146#post-8203827

 

[jturman35]

This is my ESB without filtering. It was fined with Irish Moss in the kettle and Isinglass in secondary.

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How long was this chilled? I have a ESB fermenting at day 26 at 42deg and added gelatin yesterday. Gona rack it in a week!