I brewed a Scottish 80-Shilling the other day. My brews up to this point had been kits, so everything I needed was included in the box. On this one, I decided to put it together myself from a recipe I got from an old episode of The Jamil Show. In my haste to get everything together and brew, I forgot to buy a whirlfloc tablet. I know that the main reason for using it is clarification, and that the beer will probably still taste fine without it, but is there anything I can add/do at this point to do what the whirlfloc would have done? It's been in primary for about 72 hours as of this post.
Forgot to add whirlfloc
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oceanselv
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Let your primary continue to ferment until it is completely finished. Transfer to a secondary, add some gelatin and crash coll for 72 hours. Should have very clear beer.
buzzkill
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I forget to add whirlfloc at least half the time. some of my best and clearest brews have been the ones that I forgot.
I've had the same experience. Makes me wonder if the Irish moss type of clarifying agents are really all they're cracked up to be.
This just happened to me. Brewed a batch of IPA yesterday and pitched the yeast last night. Realized this morning I forgot to add the whirlfloc tablet. Pretty excited about this brew...Warrior, Chinook, Simcoe, & Cascades. Relieved to hear no whirlfloc probably won't make much of a difference.
cyclonite
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I just did the same thing on my last batch - didn't set the timer figuring I'd remember (and lo and behold I didn't remember ;-).
But, it's a Black IPA, so it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway!
But, it's a Black IPA, so it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway!
boo boo
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Sounds yummy.
I did an APA using Chinnok and cascade... probably into IPA territory regarding hops but short on the gravity to call it a true IPA. Still looking forward to trying it in a month.
