Pectic Enzyme Usage Rate

[damoncouper]

Hello fellow fruit beer brewers.
I was wondering if you have any suggestions at the rate that dry pectic enzyme/ pectinase should be added during fruit fermentation? I am planning on making a cherry beer.
Cheers.

 

[newguy]

The recipes I've been able to find use 1/2 - 1 tsp per 20l. When I made cider and perry I think I used no more than 1/2 tsp.

 

[pint of lager]

Pectinase is a powder, I cannot recall what quanities they suggest on the packet.

Have a bottle of Pectinex 3xl here, which is a brown liquid.

Instructions on the bottle say:

"Degrades both pectin and cellulosci materials at both pulp and juice stages Suitable for bothgrape and fruit wines. Good mixing is essential.
Useage: to juice 1ml/20 litres
To crusher 1ml/20kg of fruit."

The fruit wine recipes I follow suggest that on day one, you crush the fruit and add campden tablets. Day two you add pectinex. Day three you pitch the yeast.

 

[MHB]

The packet I have here says:-
1 level teaspoon per 5 litres of juice

The packet also says the contents are
Dextrose, Pectolytic Enzyme

I think they mix the dextrose with the enzyme to bulk it up, making measuring easier, because the pure enzyme is used in such small amounts that it's difficult to measure without very accurate balances.

Won't cause any problems if you do overdose slightly, so better a bit more than too little

MHB

 

[peas_and_corn]

Umm... what is dry pectic enzyme?

 

[ozpowell]

Umm... what is dry pectic enzyme?

P&C,

It's also sometimes called Pectinase and is used in fruit beers to break down the pectins contributed by the fruit so as to avoid hazy beers.

Hey MaltChew, care to share your recipe? I'm also about to embark on an AG sour cherry ale based on the one in Extreme Beers by Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head. Will post if interested.

Cheers,
Michael.

 

[peas_and_corn]

P&C,

It's also sometimes called Pectinase and is used in fruit beers to break down the pectins contributed by the fruit so as to avoid hazy beers.


Michael.

thankyou!