Polyclar usage at 20C

[hirns]

I know that cold storage works best to clear beer and that gelatine works best at cold temps, however it still has an impact at room temps. I simply don't have the means to chill a cube. My question is.... if I use gelatine in the secondary and then follow it up with polyclar, will the polyclar make a difference at room temps?

Hirns

[drsmurto]

It may/probably will precipitate some proteins but it wont remove chill haze and the proteins responsible for chill haze only start appearing once you chill the beer down.

I would probably not bother and just use gelatine as your beer will be reasonably clear. Serve your beer warmer (>7C) and you wont have an issue.

[hirns]

It may/probably will precipitate some proteins but it wont remove chill haze and the proteins responsible for chill haze only start appearing once you chill the beer down.

I would probably not bother and just use gelatine as your beer will be reasonably clear. Serve your beer warmer (>7C) and you wont have an issue.

Thanks Dr Smurto,

I have also thought about chilling the beer in the keg and then using gelatine and polyclar which would drop it to the bottom of the keg. The problem is I filter with a 1 micron from one keg to another. I believe that as filters don't normally remove chill haze, then any that has dropped out would be drawn up by the pickup tube and still make its way through the filter. Alternatively, I could draw a little beer off first through the tap which may or may not pick up most of the sediment.

Might just have to experiment and report back .

Hirns

[drsmurto]

That would work fine.

I make it easy on my filter by racking into a cube, crash chilling and adding the gelatine and polyclar (a few days apart) before racking to a keg and filtering to another keg.

If you added the gelatine and the polyclar to the keg you could (as you suggested) simply pour off the first glass or 2 to get rid of as much sludge as possible and then filter. Many people use this method.

[hirns]

That would work fine.

I make it easy on my filter by racking into a cube, crash chilling and adding the gelatine and polyclar (a few days apart) before racking to a keg and filtering to another keg.

Thanks DrSmurto,

I was aware of reducing the lifespan of my filter. If it's not too murky and I watch oxidation I might even draw the first bit into a couple of tallies and add a couple of carb drops.

Cheers
Hirns