Gelatin use question

Typically you are adding gelatin to only about 4-6 ounces of water (I take mine up to 170'ish) and it's all right to let it cool some. Adding that small quantity to a 5 gal batch will not adversely affect the yeast's health. To bottle carb it's recommended to have a yeast density of at least 1 million cells per ml. A density at this level will appear to be crystal clear, normally new beer will have yeast in suspension well above what's needed. In summary; it's not a problem.

I do find gelatin for clearing works best at lower temps (40 or below). Also, extended time after bottling helps in clearing (with or without gelatin). Here's a pretty good primer on the subject:
https://blog.kegoutlet.com/how-to-use-gelatin-to-clarify-your-beer/

 

Definitely won’t kill your yeast.
I do find that gelatin clears better if the ale is cold.
50° will do it. Lower is better. It may work at room temp but I don’t know for sure as I crash my fermenter every batch.

Cold crashing alone will also clear your ale.
With US05/WLP001 I get very clear beers just using whirlfloc in the kettle and cold crashing in the fermenter after fermentation stops.
Other yeasts I’ll use the gelatin.

 

I'll echo the above, drop the beer cold, add the gelatin, keep cold for another couple days, then rack to your bottling bucket.

 

Do you stir after adding the gelatin?

 

Nope just drop it in there and it will do the work

 

I don't stir, I typically hook the CO2 up to the liquid out and force a bunch of bubbles into it from the bottom agitating to mix, then leave it.

 

Depends on yeast too.
I made an ESB type beer a while ago with WY1318 that never cleared. I added x2 doses of gelatin as described in this thread to cold keg of beer on tap, shook, let sit cold for weeks, never settled. I was content to drink semi-cloudy ESB, tasted great just wasn’t pretty.

 

Does your gas in disconnect fit the liquid out post? I don't think mine does. Or do you physically change the disconnects?

 

My method (after Terry Foster - formerly BYO fame; well-known author on brewing)
Batch size: 2.5G

At start of bottling day ...

1. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp atop 50 ml tap water
2. Rest a few minutes to allow gelatin to 'bloom'
3. Nuke on HIGH 20 seconds
4. Rest a few minutes on counter-top to cool then pitch into botting bucket prior to racking beer from fermentor.

 

A good read

http://brulosophy.com/2015/01/05/the-gelatin-effect-exbeeriment-results/

 

Sometimes I switch them out... other times I force it on far enough to get the gas flowing and then spend the next minute trying to get it off

 

Mmmm direct premeditated oxidation... I love it.

 

What is your method for getting clear beer. Thanks

 

Process Process Process!

 

That's friggin' awesome.
.....gonna try that for my next brewing/fermenting/packaging sessions.

 

I could be wrong, but I think @TheBeerery would list a thorough vorlauf and keeping kettle trub out of the fermenter as keys.

 

So you don't drop your beer cold before bottling? How long (if at all) do you let it rest after adding the gelatin to the bottling bucket and racking from the fermentor?