Will Finings Affect Lagering?

[Mitcho89]

Hi guys,

Just got the temp controller so I just did my first batch of "corona" using a lager yeast at 11C'. After 3 weeks it fermented out and was super clear but I tasted a f**k load of Diecytl so I mixed her up to get the yeast back into suspension to eat its waste. After 2 days it tastes fantastic with all traces of diecytl gone but it's pretty cloudy. I'm ready to Lager it for a minimum of 6 weeks but am I able to stick in finings to really clear it up or will that hurt the lagering process?

Cheers!

Mitch.

 

[raven19]

It wont hurt your lagering process, however if lagering for 6 weeks you could probably get away with no finings.

6 weeks lagering should result in a clear beer no worries.

(Gelatine could help clump the suspended yeasties too).

 

[Mitcho89]

Thanks very much for that Raven. I've just found with my ales that the yeast didn't drop out at all what so ever and they've been cold conditioning for 6 weeks. Not to worry, Finings and then 1 micron filtering will fix that!

 

[Mark Van Moolenbroek]

Thanks very much for that Raven. I've just found with my ales that the yeast didn't drop out at all what so ever and they've been cold conditioning for 6 weeks. Not to worry, Finings and then 1 micron filtering will fix that!

Gday Mitch,

From my small amount of experience, I did a few lagers when I was paranoid about clarity, used finings and found I was getting wet cardboard oxidation flavours, even when only stirring in gently, left out the finings and no more problems, racking to secondary and cold conditioning gives a pretty good result anyway I reckon.

Cheers,

Mark