SilaFine is an easy-to-use, vegan friendly fining agent that quickly creates crystal clear beer by removing yeast and haze-forming particles. SilaFine is a unique, negatively charged silica sol fining agent that binds with and positively charged haze active proteins and polyphenols as well as yeast cells. SilaFine does not target foam active head forming proteins, leaving beer foam in glass unaffected.
Use:
Add 10ml or 1 tbsp per 5 gallons of finished beer. Gently rouse the beer to fully disperse the clarifier. Most effective on beer that has been chilled below 39°F. If the beer has not cleared after 24 hours, a second dose can be added. SilaFine should be stored cool, but do not freeze.
Whirlpool:
SilaFine can also be used in the whirlpool at a rate of 0.5-1ml per gallon to achieve a quicker and more compact sedimentation in the kettle.
Additional Notes:
SilaFine is based on a special selection of commercial grade amorphous silicon dioxide, also known as silica sol, at a concentration of 30%. Silica sol is known by a few names in brewing including colloidal silica, acidified silicates, silicon dioxide, and silicic acid. Unlike some other silica sols, SilaFine is not treated with aluminum oxide. SilaFine is a pure mineral and complies with Reinheitsgebot German beer purity law. Do not freeze. Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat.
The recommended shelf life is 12 months from the date the package is opened.
BEST ANSWER:This can be used inside the serving keg of the beer. If all that is settling out is a bit of haze from yeast and some light hops there should be no issues whatsoever. With heavy sediments you may get clogging in the small parts of the keg diptube or poppets. When clearing in the keg you will notice that the first pour of each day will spit out a little sediment then your beer will come out clear. More sediment will slowly work its way down to the diptube overnight until it has all been pushed out and the rest of your keg will be crystal clear.
BEST ANSWER:This can be used inside the serving keg of the beer. If all that is settling out is a bit of haze from yeast and some light hops there should be no issues whatsoever. With heavy sediments you may get clogging in the small parts of the keg diptube or poppets. When clearing in the keg you will notice that the first pour of each day will spit out a little sediment then your beer will come out clear. More sediment will slowly work its way down to the diptube overnight until it has all been pushed out and the rest of your keg will be crystal clear.
Rodney, I would not do it in the serving keg it will cause the particles to fall to the bottom of the keg and the dip tube in the keg draws from the bottom.
BEST ANSWER:I don't bottle condition, so I don't know from my own experience. I would expect yes, but with more time required to fully carbonate in the bottle. If you had a pressurized fermenter (e.g., Fermzilla), and the beer was carbonated at attenuation, you could use SliaFine to speed up the crash for clarity and then bottle directly from the pressurized fermenter.
BEST ANSWER:I don't bottle condition, so I don't know from my own experience. I would expect yes, but with more time required to fully carbonate in the bottle. If you had a pressurized fermenter (e.g., Fermzilla), and the beer was carbonated at attenuation, you could use SliaFine to speed up the crash for clarity and then bottle directly from the pressurized fermenter.
BEST ANSWER:Yes that is possible. The trouble is you will be adding far too much yeast to the new batch at that point. The yeast in the vessel at the end of a fermentation can be used to pitch a batch 3-5x the size of the initial batch.
BEST ANSWER:Yes that is possible. The trouble is you will be adding far too much yeast to the new batch at that point. The yeast in the vessel at the end of a fermentation can be used to pitch a batch 3-5x the size of the initial batch.
BEST ANSWER:I assume you mean Biofine CLEAR not Biofine. Biofine Clear is vegan, regular Biofine is not. Silifine is silicic acid and so is Biofine Clear. This product is vegan and compares to Biofine Clear. It’s important to understand the difference. This product Silifine works great, both as post fermentation clarifier as well as in the whirlpool for protein drop out. Highly recommend
BEST ANSWER:I assume you mean Biofine CLEAR not Biofine. Biofine Clear is vegan, regular Biofine is not. Silifine is silicic acid and so is Biofine Clear. This product is vegan and compares to Biofine Clear. It’s important to understand the difference. This product Silifine works great, both as post fermentation clarifier as well as in the whirlpool for protein drop out. Highly recommend
In my opinion it is not as good as Biofine. I have used it on a couple of batches at the recommended dose and the results were not as good as when I have used Biofine in the past.
Bought this as a try for clearing my beers/musts/washes. So far I am on the second dose with no real results in a adjunct heavy wash. Did OK in a beer, but I used most all of the the vial between the two.
Pretty effective! Best added inline but I found that I could get a good mix by either adding it to the keg, purging, and racking the beer on tap. If you have a conical fermenter, you can add it via your favorite oxygen-free method and rouse with CO2 to fully incorporate.
Was hoping this would be a more cost-effective alternative to Biofine but it just doesn't clear things up as quickly. In my experience SilaFine requires multiple doses to achieve the same clarity as a single doe of Biofine.
Recently discovered this clarifier and started trying it in my recent brews. Cleared up a lager over night and had NO affect on the flavor. A little pricier than using gelatin BUT saves you time as you dont have to go through the process of preparing the gelatin.
I use about 10ML in my keg with about .25g of sodium metabisulfate. This with a closed transfer to minimize oxygen and my IPAs are so happy. Crystal clear and they hold up over time.
I do use Brewtan now in my brewing, especially with the hoppy beers. Pressure fermentation, closed transfer into a keg with the Silafine and metabisulfate and a floating dip tube. This combo gives me a clean, clear crisp hoppy IPA that STILL taste fresh even after a month in the keg.
When I read the product info I wasn't sure. However, I love making the grain to glass process more streamlined. I've used it on two batches (an American Brown and American Pilsner) and both cleared quickly after using this product. There has been no negative impact on flavor or head retention.I would say the results are very similar to gelatin, without investing the time of making gelatin. I'll order more when I run out.
I'm pouring some of the most crystal clear beer ever. However he are my variables:
-I used on the More Beer American Wheat DME kit - I've never made it before so don't have a reference point for clarity. -I use the Torpedo Keg dip tube floats, which pulls the clearest beer from the top of the keg. -I used the Lallemand Voss Kviek dry yeast, which drops out like an anvil.
It's cheap, just get it. Note, the pippet is useless since it's too small for a proper dose, and it does not include measurements. I also removed a tad of the label since it fully wraps around making it hard to tell how much is left. It's says to keep it out of sunlight however.
I was a little skeptical about this product but I had an unusually cloudy brew In the secondary for some reason maybe didn’t cool it quick enough. Anyway about the same time More Beer sent out an article on SilaFine so I gave it a try. Just as advertised I ended up with crystal clear Beer in a day or so. No affect in taste at all.......very impressed!
