Just to dig up an old thread...
I've got a "Summer Lightning" golden ale clone in secondary at the moment.
Recipe: 1.7Kg Coopers Canadian Blonde Kit
1.0Kg LDME
20g EKG (dry hop 72hrs)
10g Challenger (dry hop 72hrs)
WLP 023 Burton Ale Yeast
Made as per instructions in beer and brewer magazine, with the exception of WLP 023, instead of kit yeast. I've cold cleared it at 5 degrees for three days and racked into second fermenter where upon I'd normally bulk prime and bottle. However, true to the manufacturer's information, the yeast is a medium flocculator and even after 3 days cold clearing there still seems to be a fair amount of yeast in suspension. Well, more than I'd like anyway.
Instead of priming and bottling I've added 1 1/2 tsp gelatine disolved in hot water in order to fine the brew some more. My question is, as I've never seen the need to use fininigs before I don't know what to expect. Will it stick to the bottom hard enough that when I stir in my bulk priming addition, the yeast sediment won't be stirred up, or should I rack again before priming just to be sure?
Cheers
Paul
2000 light beers from home.