An interesting experiment!
An interesting experiment!
When I did my second all grain brew, I forgot the copper finings. I realised just before the end, but having already boiled the late hops for 15 min, I decided not to extend the boil and do without the irish moss. Fined as usual with isinglass paste. The pale ale is crystal clear. I guess I was lucky this time, but it’s an interesting result.
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finings which are added to the copper (boiler) in order to aid coagulation of the proteins in the boil. The most popular copper fining is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_moss usually added in the last 15 mins of so of the boil.
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QUOTE (andy @ Jun 19 2006, 09:25 PM) finings which are added to the copper (boiler) in order to aid coagulation of the proteins in the boil. The most popular copper fining is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_moss usually added in the last 15 mins of so of the boil.
That's a pretty cool link. I always wondered how Irish moss worked in the boiler.
I just add it because the recipe says so & have never seen a description of what it actually did. I guessed it did something similar to fermenter finings though obviously.
That's a pretty cool link. I always wondered how Irish moss worked in the boiler.
I just add it because the recipe says so & have never seen a description of what it actually did. I guessed it did something similar to fermenter finings though obviously.
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Another link on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finings
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