Gelatin and filtering

[Kaiser]

I have a party coming up on Saturday and the beer for that party is still pretty cloudy. I already pushed it through a filter, but the nominal filter size was 5 mircons, which didn't do much for the clarity.

Now I'm faced with the dilemma of trying to clarify this beer using gelatin and said 5 micron filter or leave it as it is. The latter option seems the safest, but I would realy love the fact to serve a clearer beer since I hate it when homebrew looks like homebrew.

So could I just add some gelatin tonight (beer is at about 40F), let it sit until Friday night and then filter with a 5 micron filter? Would the gelatin increase the particle size enough so that the filter will be more effective?

I don't have the time, or want to spend the money, for a 0.5 mircon filter from Morebeer.

Kai

[linuxelf]

Personally, I'd serve it cloudy. This is a party, not a BJCP sponsored competition. But then, I'm lazy like that.

[valorian]

I'm with Linuxelf, if it were my beer I'd serve it cloudy. But, if you do use the Gelatin, I really don't see the need to filter. The Gelatin does a great job make crystal clear beer by itself.

[Thirsty Mallard]

If my beer is cloudy, my friends may not drink it. I fail to see the dilemma here...

[Push Eject]

Gelatin, Kai. DO it.

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[Kaiser]

This beer is as cloudy as a Hefe and should be an Oktoberfest. Even if my friends don't care, I do. I'll try the gelatin since it is cheap.

BTW, the Reinheisgebot doesn't allow the use of gelatin. But it allows for Isinglas and PVPP if the beer is filtered. Go figure.

Kai

[Push Eject]

BTW, the Reinheisgebot doesn't allow the use of gelatin. But it allows for Isinglas and PVPP if the beer is filtered. Go figure.

Let us know if it turns out.

BTW, I think we all can agree on the noble principle behind the RG, but in today's modern brewery it's little more that a quaint notion imho.

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[Kaiser]

BTW, I think we all can agree on the noble principle behind the RG, but in today's modern brewery it's little more that a quaint notion imho.

The german RHG fazinates me. Especially its recent history, how it evolved and what it means to german breweries and beer. It would actually make a good topic for Daniela's World Vy-Go-Rosely. But I still have to find a good reference on its recent history. With that I mean the changes that the EU forced onto it and all the tidbits of what is actually allowed and what not and why.

Kai