Help. I Added Finings Too Early.

[jimmychill]

Early in the morning when my mind wasn't at it's best I gt up and added finings to 2 of my brews. They were the finings from Big W in the orange packet. I believe I have made 2 mistakes. First thing, I forgot to mix the finings with warm water, I've read tonight that you are meant to do this. Secondly I think I've added them too early, both brews are day 6 and both brews used a liquid wyeast (both ales) smackpack and fermentation on both of them got off to a quick start. One of the brews still had some "froth" on top (that one is in a coopers carby, so cannot tell you about airlock bubbling), the other had maybe a tiny little patch of bubbles still and the airlock bubbling about once an hour. I am worried that the finings may bring the yeast to the botom and stop fermentation prematurely, also how much of a difference wil it make that the finings were not mixed with warm water first?
A side note, just confirming Big W finings are gelatine, not isinglass right?
I aim on kegging these 2 brews and use my CO2 cylinder for carbonation. I have not taken any SG readings yet (I know, lazy)

 

[jyo]

Mate, when I first started brewing I was given some really shitty advice to just pour the dry finings through the airlock without hydrating them first :blink:

I did this a few times before I realised it made not difference at all. The beer turned out fine. But not fined.

 

[jimmychill]

Mate, when I first started brewing I was given some really shitty advice to just pour the dry finings through the airlock without hydrating them first :blink:

I did this a few times before I realised it made not difference at all. The beer turned out fine. But not fined.



I didn't try and pour them down the airlock, I took off the lid and sprinkled em all over the top.

 

[manticle]

You may get some globs of jelly in the bottom.

You'll have to suck it and see. Not much you can do but I wouldn't be tipping it out.

 

[Amber Fluid]

I tend to add finings (Gelatin) to the keg. No chance on stuffing up fermentation by using them then.

 

[jyo]

Mate, when I first started brewing I was given some really shitty advice to just pour the dry finings through the airlock without hydrating them first :blink:

I did this a few times before I realised it made not difference at all. The beer turned out fine. But not fined.

To edit this- I took the airlock out first Just down through the whole dry. That sounds dodgey...