How to make clear beer

[riored4v]

10 minutes left in the boil. 1 tablet 10 gallon brews

i'm finally getting ready to finish off my packet of Moss, so whirfloc is going to be my next purchase.

1 tablet for 10g.. but is it ok to use 1 tablet for 5g, or should i just split one if half (if its possible)?

 

[hal2814]

I guess I was misinformed by my LHBS, he told me not to crash on bottling as there may not be enough yeast left in suspension to properly carb.

In my experience there will be yeast left for carbonation but it will take a week longer to get decent carbonation going.

 

[Yooper]

i'm finally getting ready to finish off my packet of Moss, so whirfloc is going to be my next purchase.

1 tablet for 10g.. but is it ok to use 1 tablet for 5g, or should i just split one if half (if its possible)?

I use a whole tablet for 5 gallons, but I also use a whole tablet for 10 gallons, so I assume it's ok either way! I've been doing it for about 3 years with a whole tablet for 5 gallons.

 

[shadowmage36]

Due to my lack of a keezer/kegerator/lagering box, I am unable to cold-crash right now. However, I have found that adding 2 tsb of bentonite (yes, wine finings) to the last 10 minutes of the boil or so makes the beer incredibly clear. I know that when you add it to wine you are supposed to wait a few days/couple of weeks before racking, to make sure it's all settled out, but there is no worry about that here. Since you add it in the boil, everything settles out in primary. I've used this on all my beers for the last few months (my hefe excluded, of course!) and they've all been brilliantly clear right out of primary. I've never used gelatin before, mostly because of the fact that I have a few vegan friends who occasionally like to drink my homebrew, so I've found ways to be accommodating.

Also, in my experience, adding bentonite in no way hinders carbonation. I've had no problems with carbing my beers in the bottle, nor has my dad who's been doing this longer than I have (He was actually the one who told me about using bentonite in the first place!).

Anyone else use bentonite, or am I one of the few/only?

 

[Bobby_M]

Even without boil kettle finings, I still get crystal clear beer. It's not that I don't have any but I ALWAYS forget. I go 3 weeks minimum in the primary, crash to 35F for 24 hours, then rack to keg. I also have my dip tubes trimmed just a bit (1/4") and let the keg cold condition for a minimum of 2 weeks on the gas. By the 2nd pour, I can read through lighter beers. I think gelatin would help move things along quicker, but impatience is a sign of a poorly planned pipeline.

 

[bendavanza]

Cold break from Whilfloc:

 

[rcrabb22]

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions.

I brewed BM's Centennial Blonde Ale yesterday and used Whirlfloc for the first time. Of course, I remembered to add it with only 5 min left in the boil so I crushed the tablet before I added it. I haven't seen such a large volume of cold break in any of my batches in a long time.