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Post #2 made 15 years ago
by wizard78
IIRC I have read somewhere on another forum that some brewers don't use whirfloc at all, I have never done this so I'm not sure of effects or changes in brewing procedures that are needed, maybe it might pay to give the brew shop a call to see if has been processed, or if you can add it to you order.
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Post #5 made 15 years ago
by Mick71
Never used it, and still manage fairly clear beers.I find dropping temp by few deg for a few days before bottling/kegging (down to about 10 deg Celsius) that they clear right up by themselves. How clear will depend on the yeast and the recipe I suspect.

You do need to be careful if you are bottling though. I have had brews so clear I was amazed and these carbonated fine, but then i've also had some that didn't get quite so clear but ended up a little undercarbonated(I bulk prime and bottle)due to almost all yeast dropping out after a week at 8-10 deg.

Post #7 made 15 years ago
by iijakii
I've fermented two beers from the _same_ batch before where one carboy was full off the break and hop debris, while the other was pretty void and empty.

Both clarified exactly the same. I think if you chill then whirlfloc might be nice to do a whirlpool with just so it makes your siphoning to keg/bottling bucket easier due to less debris, but in my experience(s) it has zero effect on taste or clarity.
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