When to use gelatin as a clarifier

[MikeDizzle95]

I have always been curious on how to use gelatin as a clarifier. When do you add it? How much do you use? Secondary? In the keg?

Also what kind do you use? Where do you get it?




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[insanim8er]

http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2012/06/how-to-clear-your-beer-with-gelatin.html

 

[timrox1212]

I use 1 packet of Knox gelatin and 1 cup water. Cook it on the stove till 150-160 degrees. I stir it with my thermometer to make sure it dosent get too hot. Then I dump that into my keg or bottling bucket and rack my beer ontop. Works like a charm.


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[atom]

I use 1 packet of Knox gelatin and 1 cup water. Cook it on the stove till 150-160 degrees. I stir it with my thermometer to make sure it dosent get too hot. Then I dump that into my keg or bottling bucket and rack my beer ontop. Works like a charm.


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I think a whole pack is a bit much. also, no need to heat on the stove...microwave is fine.

 

[timrox1212]

I've just always used 1 packet and it works good. And yea you can do the microwave but it seemed way harder to get it to the right temperature. Anything over 165 and it starts to gel


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[BansheeRider]

Bloom one packet of gelatin in room temp water for 30 min. Then microwave in 15 sec periods until the gelatin is clear. Pour the whole thing into your keg and wait 3 days to pull a pint. The first pint or two may need to be discarded.

Here's a good video on how to use gelatin....[ame]http://youtu.be/cYaVaCyT2yY[/ame]

 

[Zepth]

I use about 1 tsp in 1/2 cup water. Boil water in kitchen kettle*, pour into sanitized bowl. When it has cooled down a while, sprinkle gelatin into it. Let stand a few minutes, then stir until its clear and you can't see any more gelatin. Add it to fermenter 3 days before bottling. They say the colder the better, but I haven't got resources for that and just do it at room temp with acceptable results. Batch prime and bottle as usual.

I would assume that if you're kegging you could gelatin the fermenter and wait a few days, then keg it. It only makes sense to me that this would cause all the things that drop from suspension to not end up in your keg and you would be able to save those first few pints. All theory on this one.

 

[The542]

I would assume that if you're kegging you could gelatin the fermenter and wait a few days, then keg it. It only makes sense to me that this would cause all the things that drop from suspension to not end up in your keg and you would be able to save those first few pints. All theory on this one.

I am going to test this theory next week as I have wondered the same

 

[BansheeRider]

I would assume that if you're kegging you could gelatin the fermenter and wait a few days, then keg it. It only makes sense to me that this would cause all the things that drop from suspension to not end up in your keg and you would be able to save those first few pints. All theory on this one.

That's probably worth a try but it wouldn't do anything against the proteins that cause chill haze.

 

[The542]

That's probably worth a try but it wouldn't do anything against the proteins that cause chill haze.

Even if it's cold crashed in the fermenter? It's essentially the same in the keg, would be my thinking.

 

[BansheeRider]

Even if it's cold crashed in the fermenter? It's essentially the same in the keg, would be my thinking.

That would probably work if cold crashed but that's not what he said. Many people don't chill their beer before adding gelatin and have good results. You will have much better results if you cold crash the keg or fermenter first.

 

[Zepth]

True. I did not specify to crash cool the fermenter. Probably because I don't have the resources for it and it slipped my mind. For sure you'd have the best results combining both.