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The Brülosophy Podcast

Kettle Finings In Brewing

The Brülosophy Podcast

Marshall Schott

Brew, Brewing, Science, Beer, Leisure, Hobbies

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Brewers have been seeking ways to produce the clearest beer possible for ages, coming up with some pretty odd methods along the way such as relying on dried fish bladder known as isinglass. Despite so many technological advancements, modern brewers continue to rely on arguably rudimentary finings including Irish moss, an algae, and it's more powerful cousin Whirlfloc. In this episode, contributor Jason Cipriani joins Marshall to discuss the history of kettle finings in brewing, how they work, and some exBEERiment results. | Relevant Articles | The Irish Moss Effect xBmt The Whirlfloc Effect xBmt

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey Marshall here to tell you about an incredibly easy way.

0:03.2

Anyone who loves brewing and drinking beer can save a little bit of money.

0:06.4

In addition to supporting everything we do here at Brulosophy,

0:09.3

the American Homebruers Association recently introduced their free Brew Guru mobile app.

0:14.2

It offers a searchable database of homebrew recipes including popular craft beer clones and hundreds

0:18.9

of award-winning recipes from the National Homebrew competition.

0:22.0

What's more, Brew Guru has a searchable map of deals

0:24.8

at breweries, beer bars, and homebrew shops.

0:27.2

Grab the free Brew Guru app for iPhone

0:29.6

and Android devices today

0:31.3

and follow the path to great beer. It may be difficult to remember in these days of super hazy juice bombs, but clarity

0:50.3

used to be and for many still is a sought after attribute and beer with

0:53.7

brewers employing various methods to ensure their finished product is as

0:56.7

beautifully bright as it is delicious one of which involves adding a curious

1:00.2

ingredient to the boiling work this is the Brulosophy Podcast.

1:03.4

I'm your host, Marshall Schott,

1:04.8

and today contributor Jason Sipriani

1:06.6

joins me to talk about the role kettle findings of played

1:09.0

and brewing, as well as some experiments

1:10.6

we've done on the subject.

1:11.6

I think for all of us, at least if you visited a local homebrew store

1:16.3

or even researching online, one of the first things that you are taught,

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