Whirlfloc tablets

[Mike_n_dax]

Well besides the very slow start on my mead, I've always had good results with the nutrient into my starters only. but it is good to hear what others are doing. Thanks for the ideas. This does help when thinking about how to do things.

[snowcapt]

I throw it in at the 15 minute to go mark along with the yeast nutrient and gotten really clear beers.

i do the same thing, with the same result.

[Mike_n_dax]

I throw it in at the 15 minute to go mark along with the yeast nutrient and gotten really clear beers.

i do the same thing, with the same result.

How much nutrient are you guys adding to your boil?

[scotchpine]

I use Wyeast, and it's 1/2 tsp per 5 gal @ 15 min. Or bet 15 and 10 min in my case, it goes in with the whirlfloc tab.

[Mike_n_dax]

I use Wyeast, and it's 1/2 tsp per 5 gal @ 15 min. Or bet 15 and 10 min in my case, it goes in with the whirlfloc tab.

Thanks!

[Afterlab]

Yeast Nutrient: .25tsp in the starter, .25tsp in last 15 minutes of the boil

Whirfloc: .5 of a tablet in the last 15 minutes for a 5 gallon batch. Anymore and you are using more than you need to. This is one of those ingredients where adding more is too much and could possibly be detrimental to your batch. For proof of this listen to the 1st Shakespeare Stout CYBI where JP used too much Whirlfloc and had to scrap gelatinized wort pancakes off the floor at the end of his brew day.

[Cody]

Whirfloc: .5 of a tablet in the last 15 minutes for a 5 gallon batch. Anymore and you are using more than you need to. This is one of those ingredients where adding more is too much and could possibly be detrimental to your batch. For proof of this listen to the 1st Shakespeare Stout CYBI where JP used too much Whirlfloc and had to scrap gelatinized wort pancakes off the floor at the end of his brew day.

Ha ha ha, I totally did this with Irish Moss my first time. I poured the whole packet into the kettle, instead of measuring out 1/2 tsp. By the time the 4 gallons was cooled down to pitching temp it was a thick slimy mass of worty, syrup-like sludge...that I poured straight into my fermenter and drank 6 weeks later.

[Mike_n_dax]

Whirfloc: .5 of a tablet in the last 15 minutes for a 5 gallon batch. Anymore and you are using more than you need to. This is one of those ingredients where adding more is too much and could possibly be detrimental to your batch. For proof of this listen to the 1st Shakespeare Stout CYBI where JP used too much Whirlfloc and had to scrap gelatinized wort pancakes off the floor at the end of his brew day.

Ha ha ha, I totally did this with Irish Moss my first time. I poured the whole packet into the kettle, instead of measuring out 1/2 tsp. By the time the 4 gallons was cooled down to pitching temp it was a thick slimy mass of worty, syrup-like sludge...that I poured straight into my fermenter and drank 6 weeks later.

LOL! was it any good?