The Gelatin Effect - Pt. 4: Standard Amount vs. A Lot | exBEERiment Results!

[Brulosopher]

For those of us who prefer our beer clear, gelatin is an incredible resource-- simple, cheap, and very effective! Inspired by a conversation with John Palmer, I was curious if the amount of gelatin used to fine would have an impact and so we put it to the test. Results are in!

http://brulosophy.com/2016/04/25/the-gelatin-effect-pt-4-standard-vs-a-lot-exbeeriment-results/

 

[HLSheppard]

I used gelatin for the first time on my last batch of beer thanks to your info. Worked like a CHARM! Thanks for the hard work and great site.

 

[casualbrewer]

I was just wondering this. I will say though I think there may be a sweet spot so to speak. I have been using 1/2 teaspoon normally but my last 2 batches I used a half packet and it cleared much quicker than normal.... Have you played around much with filtering?

 

[Natdavis777]

Good read. When I first started using gelatin a few years ago, I was using the who sachet for 5 gal. Results worked I guess for what I wanted. Then after reading some of these xbts, and how much less people were using, I decided to do the same. Now, for 10 gal, I just use one sachet. So 1/2 sachet per 5 gal. I have noticed beers clearing up really well really fast.

Whole Sachet per 5 gal:
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1/2 Sachet per 5 gal:
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The first was probably a week after in the keg.
The latter was the day after kegging/carbing