Biofine

[S.E]

Bulk buy anyone?

 

[Dan Pratt]

How much! I used Brausol and pay $6 per kg ...although in 20l drums. We go thru a drum a week

20 homebrewers, $8 per kg and must buy a pint on pickup from brewery

can we do that /// ?

 

[El Jefe]

Inspired by the fearless and peerless brewers before me, I jumped on the Biofine Clear bandwagon to see what the fuss was all about.

I'm not too hung up on the aesthetics of a clear beer, and I have always been happy with how clear I can get it with the only additives of time and temperature, but I figured that a rushed Pale Ale for the upcoming first Ashes would be an appropriate test, pun intended.

First pour (after pushing through the previous Red Ale in the line), exactly a mere 24 hours in the keg.

Oh, my.

Admittedly, whilst it's my favourite glass to drink from, it's not the best for taking photos of clarity through condensation on an overcast and rainy day. It was actually crystal clear.

That's the remnants of the head from underneath.

I followed my usual regime, except after cold crashing in a conical, I racked 24L onto 15ml of Biofine mixed with 200ml or so of boiled water, two days in the plastic fermenter and then kegged.

I have the exact same recipe (apart from a maltster change for research purposes) following in 5 days time. I will opt for 10ml with that one. Maybe less. The sheer amount of sediment it dropped at the end was astounding.

Whilst not a game changer for me, I seriously like the option of being able to tap a beer within a day instead of the 2 week slow-carbonation/aging method I have trained myself to employ and enjoy.

Cheers for the heads up on the refrigeration, Batz. I was umming and aahing about whether to chill it for days until you reported your unfortunate incident. Thanks a lot for that.

Oh, and I always bottle a few samples of each brew for posterity. I was a bit worried after the amber PET bottles looked to have nothing but coloured water in them, but there was enough active yeast left to kick carbonation off. The bottles were tight within an hour or two. Magic stuff.

 

[Gloveski]

What about this stuff called polyglu ?

 

[///]

What about this stuff called polyglu ?

What about it?

 

[Gloveski]

What about it?

Don't know enough on the subject but couldn't it help in floculating yeast , hop matter etc . Or am I way off the mark ?

 

[bradsbrew]

48hrs after kegging with biofine.
This beer is from a cube that was from a 100Lish batch that had over 1.5kg of hops 1kg of that being galaxy flowers into the whirlpool. Plus 25g keg hop.

Very impressive and coupled with pressure ferment , this is one cracking beer.

Is it knock off time yet? Bah, not even lunch time

 

[mtb]

What's everyone's dosage rates on Biofine? I started on the low side, 5mL per 19L, but am edging toward 10mL and am considering higher again to get that crystal clarity in a short timeframe.

 

[Coodgee]

24ml per keg for the two APAs I kegged up yesterday. I want it to be commercial-grade clear. 24ml because my syringe goes up to 12ml and I just bout a whole litre of it.

 

[Andy_27]

I did a Kolsch with 15ml and it didnt do much clearing at all. I just kegged a red ale yesterday and used 30ml to see how that goes.

 

[Coldspace]

I usually put 30 mls into my 45 ltr batches/kegmenters. Works plenty

 

[mtb]

Sounds like I'd better go get some bigger syringes.. Thanks chaps

 

[Batz]

Batz Kolsch.

Kegged only 7 hours ago, 3 days in cold conditioning then racked to secondary will 10ml of Biofine. Continued to chill for 3 more days.

Used WPL029 which has a reputation of taking a long time to clear. This is clear as you could want already and drinking very nicely thank-you.

Love this stuff, but IMO racking is necessary

Batz

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[TidalPete]

Batz Kolsch.

Kegged only 7 hours ago, 3 days in cold conditioning then racked to secondary will 10ml of Biofine. Continued to chill for 3 more days.

Used WPL029 which has a reputation of taking a long time to clear. This is clear as you could want already and drinking very nicely thank-you.

Love this stuff, but IMO racking is necessary

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Oh! Give it a rest Batz.
We've seen multiple pics of your Biofined beer but must agree with you that racking to secondary is best.
Looking forward to seeing a pic of your latest Biofined Wheatie.

PS --- WHEN! Oh when are we going to get our old Smileys back & give this latest Yankee rubbish the shove?

 

[Batz]

Oh! Give it a rest Batz.
We've seen multiple pics of your Biofined beer but must agree with you that racking to secondary is best.
Looking forward to seeing a pic of your latest Biofined Wheatie.

PS --- WHEN! Oh when are we going to get our old Smileys back & give this latest Yankee rubbish the shove?

Careful of what you say here Pete. I had a few words of criticism and I have been punished.

And sorry will not mention Biofine again. Seems I'm in more trouble than Mighty Mouse lately.

 

[TidalPete]

Taking the piss re the Biofine as you well know Batz.

 

[Batz]

Taking the piss re the Biofine as you well know Batz.

I do Pete and loving it.
I'll PM you regards the other

 

[Coldspace]

It's a great product

 

[Batz]

It's a great product

 

[Coldspace]

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[Dan Pratt]

24ml per keg for the two APAs I kegged up yesterday. I want it to be commercial-grade clear. 24ml because my syringe goes up to 12ml and I just bout a whole litre of it.

Where is the best priced HB store that I can get 1Lt of this Biofine you speak of?

 

[Coodgee]

got mine from hoppy days, a forum sponsor and nice fella.

 

[Stouter]

got mine from hoppy days, a forum sponsor and nice fella.

Same here. Arrived last week, ahead of the delivery date, cheaper than anywhere else I could find, and all the way to W.A, where none of the other store options seem to carry it. Did a 15mL test into an Ale 5 days ago to get a feel for it, but haven't pour any off yet, tomorrow's the day.

 

[Andy_27]

got mine from hoppy days, a forum sponsor and nice fella.

Got mine from Hoppy Days too. I used 10ml in my first keg and it was still pretty hazy. 30ml in the next and theyre crystal clear. I might try 20ml in the next one and see the difference.

 

[Zorco]

monkey speak no evil.... good life lesson that

 

[fungrel]

FYI this is the same ingredient, cheapest I've found it.

 

[Coodgee]

that's the bad boy

 

[Phoney]

Quick question; Do you guys use biofine in yeast forward beers such as Saisons and Hefes or will that drop out all of the desired flavours?

What about New England IPA’s that are supposed to be cloudy?

 

[Black Devil Dog]

I only use it in beers that I want to get really clear. Mostly lagers, kolsch's and bright ales. I don't make many saisons or hefes. You could use it in a saison, but I wouldn't use it in a hefe. Unless you were making a Krtistal, then it would be useful. If the IPA is meant to be cloudy I wouldn't use it

 

[Matplat]

or will that drop out all of the desired flavours

No, because the flavour compounds in these beers are made by the yeast, it is not the yeast themselves that give the flavour.

I have just biofined a belgian blonde, the yeast has done it's work, now I want it gone!