When to add finings?

[jonnymorris]

Hi,

My brew has just finished primary fermentation and I transferred it to the barrel on NY eve. Along with the recommended amount of sugar I added finings to the brew as suggested by the home brew shop. Can anyone confirm that this is correct as I'm now suspicious it might not be? Should I have transferred the brew to a second bin and added the finings there before barrelling or is this a redundant step?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Cheers,

Jon

 

[brizleciderarmy]

Each time i have used finings i added them at the barreling stage and that always worked ok for me. At the moment i have to store my barrels outdoors so it could just be the pure cold clearing my beers out so well.

 

[Mark1964]

When we add finings we do it 24-48 hours before kegging but if it works why change

 

[jonnymorris]

...I added them at the barreling stage and that always worked ok for me.

Thanks. I've not used finings before so it's good to know I've not messed things up. I was worried the finings might kill the yeast - to be honest I'm not sure how they work.

Cheers,

Jon

 

[brizleciderarmy]

I think it is something to do with the fining particles statically attracting them selfs to the dead yeast particles helping them sink to the bottom faster.