Help I think I &;@/ed up !

[MSOE_HomeBrew]

I added gelatin 24 hours ago and it appears to be sitting on the surface with little gelatin bubbles on the surface. Did I ruin my beer!?!

 

[wyzazz]

Did you drop the temp of the beer? You want to get it down in to the 40's at least for the gelatine to drop effectively.

 

[JetSmooth]

How did you add the gelatin? Dry, dissolved in cold water, bloomed properly in hot water? What did you do afterward? Stir, shake, cold crash?

 

[MSOE_HomeBrew]

How did you add the gelatin? Dry, dissolved in cold water, bloomed properly in hot water? What did you do afterward? Stir, shake, cold crash?

I added the gelatin after preparing it in 2 cups cold water then microwaved it until the solution turned clear. I added it to the beer by just poring it in.

I thought you didn't have to cold crash with gelatin?

 

[wyzazz]

By microwaving the gelatine you probably boiled it and that would be why it's sitting on top of your beer like jello. You want to warm it in around 140-160F water, then add it to the beer.

I've never used gelatine without cold crashing, someone correct me if you don't have to drop the temps please.

 

[JetSmooth]

I concur that you likely overcooked the gelatin. I boil water and allow to come down to 180-160F before mixing the granules in. Then I let it sit for 15 or so minutes before pouring it in.

I don't crash cool because I don't have the capabilities just yet, but I've heard that makes a major difference. It should work without cooling, but not as well. I forgot to put gelatin in my latest brew, but did set it outside in the sub 60F weather. I wish I had used gelatin, because that probably would have made a big difference.