Gelatin and bottle conditioning

[Trackdog]

I've brewed a few beers now, and would like to turn out a clearer product. I'm currently only bottle conditioning my beers and was wondering if using gelatin as a fining agent would affect the carbonation. I'm concerned that if it's taking things out of suspension in my secondary, it'll take too much of my bubble-making yeasties with it. Does anyone have experience with this?

 

[MHBT]

I would just carb the beer then cold condition until the beer is clear.

 

[z-bob]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=630513

It takes longer for the beer to carbonate after fining with gelatin. Maybe an extra week.

I also tried once adding gelatin at bottling time, and that was a mess (clear beer, but nasty chunky sediment that made it hard to get a good pour)

 

[The_Bishop]

When I was still bottling, I would cold-crash with gelatin. Never had an issue with carbonation.

 

[z-bob]

The gelatin seems to help even without cold-crashing.

 

[The_Bishop]

Gelatin does a lot more with cold-crashing. Chill the beer below 40 degrees F, the closer to freezing you can get, the better before adding the gelatin.

What I liked about it when bottling is there is no junk in the bottles except for a thin dusting of yeast on the bottom, and that's usually packed down so hard you can pour the whole beer if you're careful about it.

 

[Trackdog]

Thanks for the help, folks. Looks like it shouldn't be a problem other than maybe a little longer conditioning time. Good thing I still have some of my stout left!

 

[Trackdog]

On another note, I had forgotten to change to desktop version before posting. I was confused where the search field went, not so bright.

 

[z-bob]

On another note, I had forgotten to change to desktop version before posting. I was confused where the search field went, not so bright.

Not a problem. I posted the link because I'd asked the same thing a couple of months ago