mpfeil8484
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Hello everyone new brewer, what are your opinions about cold crashing before bottling will it help with clarity?
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If you decide to cold crash, consider also using gelatin. Those two things together work great.
Put half of a packet of unflavored Knox gelatin in a cup, let is sit for 5 or 10 minutes (it will bloom and spread out in the cup). Put some seran wrap loosely over cup and heat in microwave until it starts to boil. Pour into fermenter. Then cold crash.
Let it cool first?
If you decide to cold crash, consider also using gelatin. Those two things together work great.
Put half of a packet of unflavored Knox gelatin in a cup, let is sit for 5 or 10 minutes (it will bloom and spread out in the cup). Put some seran wrap loosely over cup and heat in microwave until it starts to boil. Pour into fermenter. Then cold crash.
So what does the gelitin do exactly?
Put some seran wrap loosely over cup and heat in microwave until it starts to boil.
Pour into fermenter. Then cold crash.
Hold on a second, you don't want to boil it. Boiling it will cause it to coagulate prematurely. You only want to heat it enough to fully dissolve. At most, you should heat it to 150° F. NO HOTTER.
Cold crash first, THEN hit it with the gelatin. Gelatin is far more effective on beer that has already been chilled.
Are you sure about that? Like I said, I've been doing this for a couple of years the same way. It never forms solids when I boil it. Have you tried boiling it yourself?
Regarding when to add, before or after cold crashing, not sure. I'll do it both ways on the next batch and look for differences.
Forgive the newbie questions, so you guys cold crash the primary (or secondary) before transferring for priming and bottling? Are there certain style beers you cold crash or certain ones that you don't?
Forgive the newbie questions, so you guys cold crash the primary (or secondary) before transferring for priming and bottling?
Are there certain style beers you cold crash or certain ones that you don't?
I just got a temperature controller and am going to try cold crashing my next brew. Do you guys bring the beer back to room temp before priming and bottling or can I do it right from fridge?
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