Hey Miraculix, OMG now I'm being told it doesn't do anything. Oh well, so can I get this link to article you're talking about?
Our digestive systems are full of thousands of different types of bacterias and enzymes found naturally in our bodies, clarity Ferm is not one of them
The testing methods only look for "gluten" and not the substances that make up gluten. So if the chemical bonds are broken and the substances are no longer chained together to form gluten where did the go? They are still present individually and the gluten tests are useless. They need to revise the testing methods for gluten and not only look for the gluten protein itself but for the substances that make up gluten to.
Brewgar,
Forgot to ask what are you using the clarity Ferm for? Are you making gluten reduced beer or to reduce sorghum twang or another purpose?
Not that it matters just curious.
Labatts
I am skeptical of it reducing the final gravity over a non-clarity-ferm beer by an amount detectable with a standard homebrewers hydrometer (.002 graduation marks). Proteins are in the ppm (million) range.Two more clarity-ferm questions:
That half was more clear and had a final lower gravity. If this is the case, then aren't the hydrometer readings translated into the abv scale ;providing false readings and inflating the final abv numbers? The use of this enzyme is not creating a higher alcohol content. Not a huge deal for me but a discussion point none the less.
I am guessing this is a function of gluten concentration and efficacy of the enzyme. Do you have any information on the efficacy of the specific enzyme used? My guess is they are slightly over-providing you the required amount of enzyme in a fresh vial. It is also obviously related to OG (and how much of that came from malt as opposed to adjuncts like corn, rice, sugars, etc). It also says you can add to "5 - 7 gallons".Which brings me to my next point, quantity. I believe far less clarity Ferm can be used than as directed however I'm still working on conclusions there. I've been currently testing at half the recommended dosage but will not know for some time as to the results. Enzymes can be powerful things and my question is how much is really needed? I have a feeling it will be a fraction of what is recommended, time will tell. Less is always best.
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