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Brewing Discussions => Cider, Perry, Wine & Mead => Topic started by: Greg2013 on July 15, 2013, 01:14:48 PM

Title: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Greg2013 on July 15, 2013, 01:14:48 PM
Whether you are clearing a kit wine or a country wine from fruit or a Lidl inmate brew, what do ye prefer to use as a fining agent other than time ? Is ther one fining thats good for both beer and wine ? I have some isinglass on order from HBW, is that good stuff ?
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Rossa on July 15, 2013, 01:57:09 PM
I use isinglass. Does the job usually.
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Shane Phelan on July 15, 2013, 02:06:17 PM
Is isinglass a substitute for not cooling your beer quickly enough, i.e. eradicating chill haze etc?
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Greg2013 on July 15, 2013, 02:27:00 PM
Not sure Shiny but i am loking at this from point of view of kit and kilo brews as well as wines so cooling rapidly not really a factor ?
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Rossa on July 15, 2013, 03:13:39 PM
Don't think it will work on chill haze.
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Greg2013 on July 15, 2013, 04:10:25 PM
Rossa i reckon you are correct there. Probably isinglass to drop out the suspended material and crash chill for the chill haze ?
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: DEMPSEY on July 15, 2013, 05:23:08 PM
Finings will not remove chill haze.
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: vonHolt on July 15, 2013, 08:35:25 PM
I've only one brew done with Irish Moss (my current brew), and its currently finishing fermentation in a glass carboy - bottling tomorrow or next day - But of all the previous brews I've done, this is by far the clearest yet. Don't know how well it will hold up to chill haze, but there is a very pronounced improvement in the clarity so far.

HTH.

cheers.
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Greg2013 on July 15, 2013, 09:24:42 PM
Its more suspended particles i am concerned with, particularily when doing fruit wines etc. Cheers.
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Will_D on July 15, 2013, 10:13:00 PM
Errrm: TIME!!
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Greg2013 on July 15, 2013, 10:19:12 PM
Quote from: deadman1972 on July 15, 2013, 01:14:48 PM
what do ye prefer to use as a fining agent other than time ?

If you want to drop stuff out FAST before bottling and storage is what i meant Will sorry. Cheers.
Title: Re: Favourite Fining Agent ?
Post by: Col on July 16, 2013, 02:00:19 AM
Kwik Clear - a two stage finings, costs about E4, and one pack will clear up to 135 gallons. Never let me down, wine-making wise, yet. Bentonite can also be excellent, but can leave a deep bed of sediment.