Finings

[DrewCarey82]

Guys I rack my beer after 7 days and add finings after the transfer. 7 days in secondary as well.

However fermentation doesnt seem to start up again @ all meaning that my beer probably isnt as clear as it could be.

I am thinking to kick start it mix in say a 100g of dextrose when I am melting the finings to give the yeast something to feast on?

Would this help start it up again.

Cheers.

 

[muga]

You need to add sugar and finings to boiling water and disolve them, if you are just adding finings alone it will not work as it should.

Add finings & 3 teaspoons of white sugar to 375ml of boiling water shake untill it has all disolved.. Cool the mixture down to around 26 degrees and pour in fermenter.. you will see an avtice airlock in a couple of hours max.

 

[Keith the Beer Guy]

Hi DrewCarey82,

Finings should be added just prior to bottling or kegging; 24 hrs for gelatin based finings, ~ 12 hrs for isinglass.

The purpose of the finings is to floculate stuff, especially yeast, and it is mighty good at doing this.

I am sooooo not a believer in adding fermentables to the rack (unless you are trying to push the limits of the yeasts alcohol tolerance), it sort of defeats the purpose of racking.

Good luck,

Keith

 

[DrewCarey82]

So my adding it 7 days before bottling after racking is a bad thing?

 

[Kai]

Not necessarily, so long as you don't disturb the secondary vessel then everything should just go to the bottom and stay there.

I don't understand what you mean by this though: "However fermentation doesnt seem to start up again @ all meaning that my beer probably isnt as clear as it could be."

 

[Keith the Beer Guy]

So my adding it 7 days before bottling after racking is a bad thing?

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Yes, it is bad .

I also have a preference for the isinglass.

It is a liquid fining that you simply pour straight into the brew. No need to stir. No need to dissolve stuff in boiling water. And its better at doing the whole flocculation thing than the gelatin based stuff.

Cheers,

Keith

 

[DrewCarey82]

Not necessarily, so long as you don't disturb the secondary vessel then everything should just go to the bottom and stay there.

I don't understand what you mean by this though: "However fermentation doesnt seem to start up again @ all meaning that my beer probably isnt as clear as it could be."

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Thats what I thought too, plus extra time to settle shouldnt be a drama I wouldnt imagine.