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cwhit519

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I recently started a Blonde Ale with a hint of lemon Zest at the end of the boil. When is went to pitch the yeast I noticed that the wort had separated. As in the bottom third of the wort had a different distinct color than the top. What is this all about? It would remind you almost of separated hollandaise sauce.
 
Chances are, that's the hot/cold break material settling out... Don't worry about it, when the sucker starts fermenting, that gets taken care of... :drunk:
 
I may add.... If it matters. This is an all grain brew. There is no extract with. Water added after the boil.
 
Did you have a hard time getting the full batch up to a boil?? I've found that if I'm going after 90 minute boils, that the volume is almost too much for the stove to handle... Which is why I ordered up a propane burner to use for the next brew. I'll probably end up going that route for the foreseeable future. Of course, that could change with the next place I'm living...
 
I have a freestanding 60,000 btu burner. It boils 7.5 gallons from room temp in less then 10 minutes. Also, I tried these tablets that are from red seaweed. Thy are supposed to keep from fermenting unwanted proteins. I am wondering if it is this or the lemon zest.
 
You talking about Whirlfloc tablets? Supposed to do the same thing as Irish Moss does... I have a few left still (picked up a bag of 10 a few batches back)... Directions said to put them in for the last 15 minutes of the boil. I've seen information, more recently, that said to put them in for the last 30 minutes of the boil... Going to try 30 minutes with Saturday's batch to see what happens.
 
You talking about Whirlfloc tablets? Supposed to do the same thing as Irish Moss does... I have a few left still (picked up a bag of 10 a few batches back)... Directions said to put them in for the last 15 minutes of the boil. I've seen information, more recently, that said to put them in for the last 30 minutes of the boil... Going to try 30 minutes with Saturday's batch to see what happens.

Do yourself a favor and put them in with 5 minutes left. I read an email from the manufacturer on another forum, he said that it begins to work almost instantly and any longer than 5 minutes will began to reduce it's effectiveness. He also had no idea homebrewers were using it and said that a whole tablet for five gallons was too much. I can't remember the exact dosage(was in metric), but I worked out for myself that 1.5g of Whirlfloc for a 6 gallon batch was the correct dosage. Each tablet is 2.5g, so a whole tablet is overkill. I crushed up my tablets and measured 1.5 grams out for my last batch, worked the same as a whole tablet, super fluffy break material that quickly settled out and left very clear wort.
 
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