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[This started as a reply to this thread but I decided to make a new thread. However the last post in that thread was where I found the procedure for using the isinglass I got.]
The above information is quite helpful. But I have a few questions. First here's what I did already (note: all equipment was sanitized, not bothering to write all that).
Questions:
Will carbonating and clarifying work OK simultaneously?
Will this be reasonably close to clear in just a few days? The packet says 2 weeks - that long really? or is it mostly done a fair amount sooner than that?
Is one packet enough? I have another and I could repeat this procedure. I don't want to overdo it, as it seems like it is mostly ineffective anyway. If I do repeat this, will it make the clarifying go quicker?
Thanks in advance.
The above information is quite helpful. But I have a few questions. First here's what I did already (note: all equipment was sanitized, not bothering to write all that).
- Forgot to throw a whirfloc tablet into boil. Oops! It's a pale ale so I decided to do some post-fermentation clarifying. This is my first time trying this.
- Got some isinglass from Northern Brewer (this stuff).
- Racked from primary to keg, put keg in fridge at ~38°F, for about 24 hours.
- Used a wine thief to remove about 500 mL of chilled beer. Chill haze is clearly present.
- Added 1 packet (45 mL) of the isinglass solution from NB to chilled beer sample.
- Put beer/isinglass mixture into the blender for about 2.5 minutes. Beer was just at 60°F when finished. Bottled, capped, refrigerated for about one hour.
- Added re-chilled mixture to keg of beer. Stirred with brewing spoon. Removed ~8 oz sample in clear bottle for observation.
- Attached CO2 to OUT post on keg, bled off oxygen. Moved CO2 to IN post. Set regulator at 12 psi.
Questions:
Will carbonating and clarifying work OK simultaneously?
Will this be reasonably close to clear in just a few days? The packet says 2 weeks - that long really? or is it mostly done a fair amount sooner than that?
Is one packet enough? I have another and I could repeat this procedure. I don't want to overdo it, as it seems like it is mostly ineffective anyway. If I do repeat this, will it make the clarifying go quicker?
Thanks in advance.