Just looking into finings and read that after preparing and adding the finings solution to the beer a "gentle stir" is required to disperse it. Does anybody have a way of doing this without lifting the lid of the fermenter?
Fermentation bucket is in my fridge so difficult to access to “swirl”.Can you give the fermenter a bit of a swirl ?
Many of us add gelatine to the keg to brighten the beer and there’s no issue force carbonating.Managing to confuse myself here. After further reading, I’m wondering if it would be better to add finings to my pressure barrel when I transfer and prime with sugar solution. Will the finings interfere with carbonation?
You've given me an idea . I could add the finings to the pressure barrel through the beer out post after carbonation and at the start of conditioning? How about this for a (complicated) method...Many of us add gelatine to the keg to brighten the beer and there’s no issue force carbonating.
I can’t advise on the level of impact on secondary fermentation but you could try and fall back on forced carbonation if there is a serious impact - then you can tell us!
It might work although in general the finings are added at the surface and as they drop they gather and take particles down with them. If they start at the bottom I’m not sure how effective they will be. Gas post?You've given me an idea . I could add the finings to the pressure barrel through the beer out post after carbonation and at the start of conditioning? How about this for a (complicated) method...
Prepare finings solution and pour into an empty sanitised coke bottle.
Fill a beer bottle with newly carbonated beer (counter pressure fill)
Carefully transfer the beer to the solution in the coke bottle.
Back fill the beer/finings solution back into the keg.
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I have a floating dip tube in my barrels so that might work?It might work although in general the finings are added at the surface and as they drop they gather and take particles down with them. If they start at the bottom I’m not sure how effective they will be. Gas post?
Ah yes. Again, give it a go. I can’t see it giving you a problem, it will work well to brighten your beer or not - either way you’ll learn something and still have nice beer.I have a floating dip tube in my barrels so that might work?
My pressure barrels don't have taps. I've converted them to corny posts with a floating dip tube from the beer out post.Could use a syringe and squirt it up the tap.
I'm pondering this at the moment as my current batch needs to be brite and wont have time to clear naturally. Was thinking about squirting in with a syringe or just adding to the keg.
I always transfer from the FV into a clean bucket, then add finings and wait 24h before racking off to kegManaging to confuse myself here. After further reading, I’m wondering if it would be better to add finings to my pressure barrel when I transfer and prime with sugar solution. Will the finings interfere with carbonation?
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