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First timer/should i use Finings in my brew
Hi everyone
I have some liquid Finings How do i apply to my beer its going in a barrel on Friday
Do i just add along with secondary sugar? or not at all?Its Youngs Yorkshire Bitter
my first brew for 25 years.Talking of sugar whats the differance between Granulated
and Brew sugar? Ive got the Wheery Brew Kit but thought id do a buget kit first.
Any surrgestions welcome thanks.
Drinking Crumpton Cider {to collect the bottles}
First brew Youngs Yorks.Bitter in the Barrel end of this week!
F.V. Youngs Stout to be bottled {see above}
Beer so much more than Just a breakfast drink?
First brew Youngs Yorks.Bitter in the Barrel end of this week!
F.V. Youngs Stout to be bottled {see above}
Beer so much more than Just a breakfast drink?
Responses
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
I believe brewing sugar is glucose whereas granulated sugar is sucrose.
No doubt someone will be along shortly with advice about finings, personally I only use Irish Moss in the boil.
Fermenting: Marynka pseudo-lager
Maturing/Conditioning:
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Or not.
Fermenting: Marynka pseudo-lager
Maturing/Conditioning:
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Posted 1 year ago by Member
What's the name of the finings?
Fermenting:
Condtioning:
Drinking: Twibute Clone, PJ Clone
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Sorry, completely missed this one!
Righty ho - Off we go!
yep glucose is brewing sugar and sucrose is normal granulated sugar. Glucose is used to "up" the abv in some breweries. I would use Brewers sugar if you have it, if not sugar will work fine and you can use it as a benchmark either way.
Your wherry kit has maltextract in the tin so no need for either (apart from kegging/bottling where you need a small amount of one or the other, such a small amount it wont affect the taste/smell)
What finnings have you used? Hamish is an all grain brewer so we use irish moss (or protofloc....lovely lovely protofloc) in our brews when we are boiling away. I suspect you will have a liquid packet or gelatine powder that you would add at some stage to the brew, tell us which one it is and we will be able to help.
Suggestions - Keep everything clean, dont panic if it dos not start fermenting in the first day. Beer wants to be beer but takes its own time to do so! Oh and have fun!
Sorry it took so long
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
So much more concise than my one line effort.
By the way Nath, got me some Protafloc tablets!
Fermenting: Marynka pseudo-lager
Maturing/Conditioning:
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Posted 1 year ago by Member
HI Chaps
The finings are Ritchies wine&beer finings.in a 114ml bottle.I have the instructions which say mix & leave
in a cool place,2 teaspoons per 4.5lts but its going in a barrel and secondery fermentation says room temp
for a week.Iam thinking it will drop the yeast before is pressured the barrel?is it worth doing.just sampled
the brew and it looks clear iam thinking maybe not.Cheers
First brew Youngs Yorks.Bitter in the Barrel end of this week!
F.V. Youngs Stout to be bottled {see above}
Beer so much more than Just a breakfast drink?
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
Personally I would not bother with finnings. The beer will clear by itself given time and the less products you put in the better as far as I'm concerned.
Sorry for not replying earlier, been a bit too busy just recently.
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
+1 to greg and your last reply cornwall, the only time I used finnings (gelatine in my case) was with a lager but to be honest it didnt really need it. All beers will clear given time and as yours is clear now.....Why bother!
Do you livin in Cornwall? My parents live down there right at the bottom, love it.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hi chaps
taken your advice its in the barrel no finings i will save them for the wine i plan later.
I live in Yorkshire on Cornwall Rd.and its lovly up here also.just 30mins from the Dales.
Timmy Taylors country.
First brew Youngs Yorks.Bitter in the Barrel end of this week!
F.V. Youngs Stout to be bottled {see above}
Beer so much more than Just a breakfast drink?
Posted 1 year ago by Member
To be honest I like my homebrew to be a tiny bit cloudy, then it's crystal clear it's harder for your friends to believe you made it yourself
Drinking: Tea
Planning: Rauchbier & German Pilsner Mashkit
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
I like mine to be crystal clear but when mates come over its better cloudy so you can have more for yourself and just tell em that "it's not quite ready yet"!
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
Just tell them to brew their own Nath!
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
:PGreg..... you know I only have 2 frineds, and one of them brews fantastic beers and runs a sucsussful amazing website......just cant remember his name!
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
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