I brewed a nut brown ale and it's been conditioning in the bottles for 2 weeks now. The last 24 hours before bottling I added some gelatin to clear it up and then put the fermenting bucket out in my shed in very cold weather. (my last thread was about this) I opened a bottle and slowly poured it in a glass. There are white particles that are suspended in the beer that eventually settle to the bottom of the glass. Once settled they pretty much stay at the bottom and dont re-mix when I take a sip. Would this be the gelatin I am seeing?
How much gelatin did you use?, 24 hrs maybe is not enough time to let it settle completely so you have transferred it to the bottles.
IMO, Esteban has the answer. Everything I have read/heard about Gelatin is that is need more than 24 hours to do its thing. This video may be helpful: https://video.search.yahoo.com/vide...a&sigb=13dk5hv4n&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003 Cheers!
If I poured slowly enough to make sure no bottom crud got in the glass everything was ok. The particles werent round but small flakey like. They settled pretty quickly to the bottom of the glass. I used 1 teaspoon per 1/2 cup of water, heated up to 150ish, stirred it and poured it in the fermentor bucket and gently stirred the beer. After that I put it outside in my shed to "cold crash" it. I bottled a smash ale the other day but this time I poured the gelatin in 48 prior to bottling. I put the bucket in my crawlspace this time were the ambient temp was low 50's. When I was transferring the beer to the bottling bucket it was amazing how clear the beer was. In a few weeks I'll see if I have the same particles in that beer.
Hey Jack. That was one of the videos I watched. I'm starting to learn to be patient. Thats the hardest part about this whole beer making thing!
Mike, there is no doubt that learning to be patient is tough. Your batch should be OK as long as you pour slowly/carefully to ensure that the 'stuff' stays on the bottom of the bottles. FWIW, I solely utilize kettle finings (rehydrated Irish Moss flakes for the last 15 minutes of boil). I personally refuse to add other 'stuff' (e.g., gelatin, biofine, isinglass, PVPP, etc.) to my homebrewed beers but that is just my choice. Keep brewing!! Cheers! Jack
Sounds like you have some gelatin, as well as yeast.. If you bottle condition there's no way to get away from the yeast in the bottom of the bottles. Just pour carefully and don't be greedy if you want it clear, stop pouring when the tailings come up.
