I always love a homebrewed light lager or pseudo lager. They're consistently way better than the macro brewed alternatives. I'm not sure how you added the gelatin in at first but I've only ever had it be effective if the beer is already cold when you add it, another dose may help. I recently switched to using biofine and I'm not looking back. Just add a few mL to the bottom of the keg before transferring the beer and it clears up in less than a day.
I brewed up a light lager a couple of months ago for a crawfish boil we had at the end of April. The grain bill was nearly identical, but I went with 12 IBUs of cascade and W-34/70 for the yeast. Everyone at the crawfish boil thought that it turned out great. Unfortunately, I ran into issues with clarity with mine as well. It was clear when I had it in my refrigerator but once I moved the keg and transported it to the event, it poured murky. I've been kind of fixated on clarity since then. My latest brew was a German Pilsner and I added Sparkolloid into the fermenter after fermentation was complete, let that settle for a few days and then added Biofine into the keg when I transferred it. I don't know if using two fining agents was overkill but it's beautifully clear.
Hey thanks for checking out the video! Sounds like a good example of the style! Also yea even if I move the keg a little bit for any beer it will pour bad for a bit. So this beer did end up clearing out really nice. Just took longer then I thought. 8’ interested in comparing biofine to gelatin though .
I believe on brulosophy mentioned that too much gelatin can make the beer cloudy. I think the grain made a difference as. So maybe for a light lager with little haze to begin with use less. I used to added extra thinking it helped before I knew that.
I always love a homebrewed light lager or pseudo lager. They're consistently way better than the macro brewed alternatives. I'm not sure how you added the gelatin in at first but I've only ever had it be effective if the beer is already cold when you add it, another dose may help. I recently switched to using biofine and I'm not looking back. Just add a few mL to the bottom of the keg before transferring the beer and it clears up in less than a day.
I have herd of biofine, and that sounds easier.. Im going to pick that up! Thanks!
thanks for the vid.....you are always so easy to follow
I brewed up a light lager a couple of months ago for a crawfish boil we had at the end of April. The grain bill was nearly identical, but I went with 12 IBUs of cascade and W-34/70 for the yeast. Everyone at the crawfish boil thought that it turned out great. Unfortunately, I ran into issues with clarity with mine as well. It was clear when I had it in my refrigerator but once I moved the keg and transported it to the event, it poured murky. I've been kind of fixated on clarity since then. My latest brew was a German Pilsner and I added Sparkolloid into the fermenter after fermentation was complete, let that settle for a few days and then added Biofine into the keg when I transferred it. I don't know if using two fining agents was overkill but it's beautifully clear.
Hey thanks for checking out the video! Sounds like a good example of the style! Also yea even if I move the keg a little bit for any beer it will pour bad for a bit. So this beer did end up clearing out really nice. Just took longer then I thought. 8’ interested in comparing biofine to gelatin though .
Maby filter it with 1 mircon filter there is a keg to keg filter.
I believe on brulosophy mentioned that too much gelatin can make the beer cloudy. I think the grain made a difference as. So maybe for a light lager with little haze to begin with use less. I used to added extra thinking it helped before I knew that.
So it did clear up in time, not sure if that was just from crashing out or from the gelatin. Good info though, ill take a look for that article.
Let it lager in the keg and it’ll clear up
You can definitely do another round of gelatin. If it wasn’t cold when you fined it originally it may not have worked well.
Gelatin is a different creature. I've had it come out clear and cloudy. Let it ride.
It ended up clearing up REALLY well. Just took some time! Thanks!