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CellarScience® SilaFine | Beer Fining Agent

    Description

    • Fast-Acting Clarifier: SilaFine quickly creates crystal-clear beer by removing yeast and haze-forming particles, delivering high-quality results in as little as 24 hours.
    • Preserves Beer Foam: Unlike other fining agents, SilaFine targets only haze-forming particles and yeast, leaving foam-active proteins intact, ensuring a great beer head in every pour.
    • Versatile Application: Effective both in finished beer and during the whirlpool stage, SilaFine offers flexibility for brewers, with different dosing options for quicker, compact sedimentation.
    • Vegan-Friendly & Purity Compliant: Made from pure, natural silica sol, SilaFine is vegan-friendly and complies with the Reinheitsgebot German beer purity law.

    SilaFine is an easy-to-use, vegan friendly fining agent that quickly creates crystal clear beer by removing yeast and haze-forming particles. This highly effective clarifier will eliminate or greatly reduce the need for filtration without affecting flavor. SilaFine is a unique, negatively charged silica sol fining agent that binds with positively charged haze active proteins and polyphenols to create an electrostatic net that also drags down yeast cells. SilaFine does not target foam active head forming proteins, so the beer foam in glass is unaffected.

    Use:
    Add 10ml or 1 tbsp per 5 gallons of finished beer. Gently rouse the beer to fully disperse the clarifier. SilaFine will work to drop out yeast at fermentation temperatures, but for full effectiveness on haze-inducing particles, we recommend adding it to 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.

    Unitanks & Brites:
    If you are using a brite tank, SilaFine is best added to the beer stream inline when pumping from fermenter to brite. If you are using a Unitank and no brite tank, add to the top of the Unitank while rousing with CO2 for 5-10 minutes from the bottom. Or you can use a pump loop to recirculate the beer in a Unitank, instead of rousing with CO2. If added at ideal temperatures below 39°F, and well dispersed into the tank, clarification can take as little 8-12 hours. Otherwise clarification may take up to 48 hours. We advise against using more than the recommended amount, as overdosing can actually increase haze temporarily and cause a longer settling period. 

    Dosage Rate in 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.
     
    Allergen Free
    GMO Free
     

     

    CellarScience® SilaFine | Beer Fining Agent

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        Description

        • Fast-Acting Clarifier: SilaFine quickly creates crystal-clear beer by removing yeast and haze-forming particles, delivering high-quality results in as little as 24 hours.
        • Preserves Beer Foam: Unlike other fining agents, SilaFine targets only haze-forming particles and yeast, leaving foam-active proteins intact, ensuring a great beer head in every pour.
        • Versatile Application: Effective both in finished beer and during the whirlpool stage, SilaFine offers flexibility for brewers, with different dosing options for quicker, compact sedimentation.
        • Vegan-Friendly & Purity Compliant: Made from pure, natural silica sol, SilaFine is vegan-friendly and complies with the Reinheitsgebot German beer purity law.

        SilaFine is an easy-to-use, vegan friendly fining agent that quickly creates crystal clear beer by removing yeast and haze-forming particles. This highly effective clarifier will eliminate or greatly reduce the need for filtration without affecting flavor. SilaFine is a unique, negatively charged silica sol fining agent that binds with positively charged haze active proteins and polyphenols to create an electrostatic net that also drags down yeast cells. SilaFine does not target foam active head forming proteins, so the beer foam in glass is unaffected.

        Use:
        Add 10ml or 1 tbsp per 5 gallons of finished beer. Gently rouse the beer to fully disperse the clarifier. SilaFine will work to drop out yeast at fermentation temperatures, but for full effectiveness on haze-inducing particles, we recommend adding it to 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.

        Unitanks & Brites:
        If you are using a brite tank, SilaFine is best added to the beer stream inline when pumping from fermenter to brite. If you are using a Unitank and no brite tank, add to the top of the Unitank while rousing with CO2 for 5-10 minutes from the bottom. Or you can use a pump loop to recirculate the beer in a Unitank, instead of rousing with CO2. If added at ideal temperatures below 39°F, and well dispersed into the tank, clarification can take as little 8-12 hours. Otherwise clarification may take up to 48 hours. We advise against using more than the recommended amount, as overdosing can actually increase haze temporarily and cause a longer settling period. 

        Dosage Rate in 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.
         
        Allergen Free
        GMO Free
         

         

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        David S.
        Vegan Clarifier Works Fast

        Just don't freeze it (like I did the first bottle, it does not go back into solution once crystallized). By far the best clarifying agent I have used.

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        Cole C.
        Works as advertised.

        Clears well. Just use the suggested dosage and add a bit more if needed.

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        Timothy H.
        So far not doing better than others

        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.

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        Marshall

        Love this stuff works so good! No more waisted time with jello

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        Benjamin G.
        This stuff rocks.

        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.

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        Steven K.
        SilaFine? SilaMeh

        Biofine it is not.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.Your mileage may vary.

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        Charles C.
        Great product

        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. I do recommend this product.

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        Tysen B.
        It Works!

        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.

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        Tim P.
        works great

        works great no boiling like gelatin. Very clear beers.

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        wayne m.
        good product

        I have had some good results with my beer clarity when using this product.

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        Douglas I.
        It Just Works

        Works well in small quantities and has no off flavors.

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        Mike M.
        For the price point just get it

        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.Enjoy!

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        Mickey
        SilaFine works brilliantly just as advertised!

        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!

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