Inningsglass

[izrafel]

I've seen a couple of online recipes (including one on this site) that call for "1 packet of inningsglass". A google search gives nothing but other recipes calling for the same. No product sales or anything! Can someone fill me in on what this archaic product is? Is it like Irish Moss?

The recipe I saw it on is here:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/blackberry-melomel-gold-winner-77506/

Cheers,

Iz

 

[annasdadhockey]

Isinglas (1 "s" or 2, not sure)

 

[Yooper]

It's a fining agent, most often to clear wine, that is derived from the swim bladders of fish. I don't use it, as I want vegetarian friendly wines, but I have used it in the past. It works well, as do other finings derived from animal products, like gelatin.

Isinglass is the correct spelling.

 

[jagec]

It's a fining agent, most often to clear wine, that is derived from the swim bladders of fish. I don't use it, as I want vegetarian friendly wines, but I have used it in the past. It works well, as do other finings derived from animal products, like gelatin.

Isinglass is the correct spelling.

Out of curiosity, what finings agents do you use? I know that many of the big ones, besides bentonite, are animal-derived.

 

[Yooper]

Out of curiosity, what finings agents do you use? I know that many of the big ones, besides bentonite, are animal-derived.

I almost never use them, but if I have a wine that just will not clear after cold stabilizing, I use sparkelloid.

I use pectic enzyme in primary, so I never get a pectin haze, and the yeast haze tends to clear very well with some cold stabilization.