stickyfinger
Well-Known Member
I just used gelatin again after several months omitting it from my brewing process. I used it on a Munich Helles that was near freezing. Added maybe 1 tsp boiled up in 100 mL water. Within 2 days the beer was crystal clear. I racked to purged keg and carbonated up and within 1 day I had crystal clear, carbonated Helles, 18 days after brew day!!! I had forgotten how awesome gelatin is!!
I am now beginning to question whether gelatin damages super hoppy beers like NEIPA. Does anyone have any good experience with this? I plan to do an 8 gallon batch and have about 5 gallons of it with my usual non-gelatin process and 3 gallons with fining to compare. I thought I'd do everything the same on both until the point where I chill. I'll cold crash both but into the small batch I'll add the gelatin and see if it kills the hop character.
I am now beginning to question whether gelatin damages super hoppy beers like NEIPA. Does anyone have any good experience with this? I plan to do an 8 gallon batch and have about 5 gallons of it with my usual non-gelatin process and 3 gallons with fining to compare. I thought I'd do everything the same on both until the point where I chill. I'll cold crash both but into the small batch I'll add the gelatin and see if it kills the hop character.