Wilko Beer Finings

[Tinlife]

Hi everyone, Tinlife here!

A quick question if you good people don't mind.
I recently bought a sachet of Wilko beer finings and am keen to see if it makes a difference. My questions though are:
1. I bottle condition/carbonate, will the finings stop the carbonation process by stripping out the yeast that's left at the end of the fermentation?
2. I'm brewing the Wilko Geordie Lager and intend to add in 50g of Amarillo hops at the end of the fermentation period for 48-72hrs. Would adding the finings at the same time mess this up? Should I wait until the dry hop period has finished before adding the finings?

Any help much appreciated!
Tinlife (forever)

 

[The Baron]

No your bottles will still carbonate after using finings I prefer when I do use them to use Gelatine as its cheaper and works well too,
I would dry hop then cold crash fining for a further day or so after your dry hop period then bottle

 

[Tinlife]

No your bottles will still carbonate after using finings I prefer when I do use them to use Gelatine as its cheaper and works well too,
I would dry hop then cold crash fining for a further day or so after your dry hop period then bottle

Brilliant, thank you. Should I add the finings at the cold crash point?

 

[The Baron]

Yes you can add the finings at the point you are cold crashing if you want

 

[Dutto]

Remember:
1. “Patience is a virtue when brewing.”

and

2. “Time + Gravity = Clear Beer”

Finings may speed the process up but why bother for the sake of a Cold Crash and a week or so?

 

[The Baron]

Oldi style is always best Dutto

 

[AnimatedGIF]

I'm interested to hear how the wilko finings work out. I only used them once recently, and the beer looks like sewage water 4 weeks in.
I did, however, leave half a keg of the Geordie Lager in the garage over winter and fogot I had it. Turned out to be the clearest beer I have served to date,

 

[Michael Burnley]

I use isinglass in my cask ales and it works great

 

[Tinlife]

Thanks for all the advice. I think I'm more interested to see how the finings work than anything else. Just so I have the experience. This is the third time I've brewed the Geordie lager and it has been clear the first two just with normal waiting. I'll still be leaving it for a bit, just wanted to see if the result is any different. Will keep you all posted :)

 

[AnimatedGIF]

Thanks for all the advice. I think I'm more interested to see how the finings work than anything else. Just so I have the experience. This is the third time I've brewed the Geordie lager and it has been clear the first two just with normal waiting. I'll still be leaving it for a bit, just wanted to see if the result is any different. Will keep you all posted :)

I think it's a good way to do it - try it yourself and see what happens. I always find I can read about something forever, but having a tangible experience helps me understand and remember.

 

[marshbrewer]

I've used them in beer once, and they seemed to work quite well. They cleared up the beer which then went onto carb up fine in the bottle. However, at £1 a go, they are much more expensive that gelatine which is also has its fans. I've only just tried gelatine, so I have yet to see how it compares.

 

[dearleuk]

How much gelatine do you add?

 

[marshbrewer]

I used about 3g ( a teaspoon) in about 100ml of boiling water form the kettle. Stir it in until dissolved, the gently stirred into the FV. Seemed to clear a very murky beer for me quite well.

At that dosage, you get about 3 brews per Dr Oetkers sachet, and you get 3 sachets in a pack for £1.60, so its pretty good value.

 

[lancon]

Oldi style is always best Dutto

Olde style is no finings?

Weren't they introduced when glass started to be used, instead of earthenware or metal tankards, probably about the time of white bread and white sugar?

 

[Dutto]

Olde style is no finings?

Weren't they introduced when glass started to be used, instead of earthenware or metal tankards, probably about the time of white bread and white sugar?

What were the benefits to mankind of bleached flour and refined sugar?

“Obesity” is the only thing that springs to mind!

 

[Loonytoone]

I only use Irish moss (or equivalent) in the kettle now and no finings in the fermenter.
And only very rarely get hazy beer (which is probably due to other factors).
I like what Dutto says:

Remember:
1. “Patience is a virtue when brewing.”

and

2. “Time + Gravity = Clear Beer”

Finings may speed the process up but why bother for the sake of a Cold Crash and a week or so?

 

[user 44889]

What were the benefits to mankind of bleached flour and refined sugar?

“Obesity” is the only thing that springs to mind!

Don't forget Diabetes type 2