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Yeah, it’s the 24 hour rehydration that I never setup in time. Burp, -Dan

He also mentions that if you forget to rehydrate it, used it anyway – not as effective but still helps Medford, NY swap net.optonline to reply via e-mail

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Yeah, it’s the 24 hour rehydration that I never setup in time. He also mentions that if you forget to rehydrate it, used it anyway – not as effective but still helps

I have never heard of this, did I miss something?  I don’t know about this "flaked" IM, mine seems to be finely chopped, but there are no directions to hydrate it.  Does this only apply to extract brewing? — :Learn how to become a super seller on eBay and also to :partner with other eBay sellers to make serious money on :eBay.  I highly recommend this "eBay seller" resource site. :http://tinyurl.com/33xr

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I start rehydrating it when I start heating up my strike water.  A few hours seems to rehydrate it as well as overnight does. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yeah, it’s the 24 hour rehydration that I never setup in time. Burp, -Dan —

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Well, maybe I’ll just switch by compromise and go to 30 minutes.  1/4 tsp seems awfully slim even though I seem to remember reading somewhere that more isn’t necessarily better.  To tell you the truth, I’m not even sure I could actually tell the difference one way or the other.  I haven’t had any clarity problems in a long time.  But it seems to be a big topic of discussion in my LHBS since I made the off hand statement that they (Steinbart’s) were wrong.  It would be nice to clarify the issue if at all possible.  (pun intended) Russ

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Steinbarts can be a little out of touch with recent practicies. I buy my IM there and have used it from the start of the boil (my early days) and late in the boil (last 20 minutes). I changed because of the info that came across RCB and HBD. I can’t say I see a lot of difference but I definitely prefer using some versus none at all. Burp, -Dan — Replace nospam with msn to email me. I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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Hi Russ, I always use the "flake" moss at 1/4 tsp with 15 minutes left in the boil.  No problems here. Cheers! Steve – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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I’ve used the same Irish Moss from Steinbart’s when I’ve thought about it far enough in advance, and I’ve also done without when I didn’t remember.  I can’t really say that I’ve noticed a difference in the final product. I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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From what I’ve seen here, it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference when you put it in. I’ve used the "flake"style and have put it in anywhere from the last 15 minutes to the last 40 minutes of boil, and have had what seems to be the same good results. Twano

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Well, maybe I’ll just switch by compromise and go to 30 minutes.  1/4 tsp seems awfully slim even though I seem to remember reading somewhere that more isn’t necessarily better.  To tell you the truth, I’m not even sure I could actually tell the difference one way or the other.  I haven’t had any clarity problems in a long time.  But it seems to be a big topic of discussion in my LHBS since I made the off hand statement that they (Steinbart’s) were wrong.  It would be nice to clarify the issue if at all possible.  (pun intended) Russ Steinbarts can be a little out of touch with recent practicies. I buy my IM there and have used it from the start of the boil (my early days) and late in the boil (last 20 minutes). I changed because of the info that came across RCB and HBD. I can’t say I see a lot of difference but I definitely prefer using some versus none at all. Burp, -Dan

I just looked in Al Korzonas’ book. based on his experimentation, he came up with 1/4 tsp (rehydrated for 24 hrs) for 5 gallons in the last 15 min of boil for extract beers. He gives a brief statement of 1 tsp for all grain, but IIRC and some times I don’t, in HBD he refined this to 1/2 tsp. Medford, NY swap net.optonline to reply via e-mail

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Yeah, it’s the 24 hour rehydration that I never setup in time. Burp, -Dan — Replace nospam with msn to email me.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, maybe I’ll just switch by compromise and go to 30 minutes.  1/4 tsp seems awfully slim even though I seem to remember reading somewhere that more isn’t necessarily better.  To tell you the truth, I’m not even sure I could actually tell the difference one way or the other.  I haven’t had any clarity problems in a long time.  But it seems to be a big topic of discussion in my LHBS since I made the off hand statement that they (Steinbart’s) were wrong.  It would be nice to clarify the issue if at all possible.  (pun intended) Russ Steinbarts can be a little out of touch with recent practicies. I buy my IM there and have used it from the start of the boil (my early days) and late in the boil (last 20 minutes). I changed because of the info that came across RCB and HBD. I can’t say I see a lot of difference but I definitely prefer using some versus none at all. Burp, -Dan I just looked in Al Korzonas’ book. based on his experimentation, he came up with 1/4 tsp (rehydrated for 24 hrs) for 5 gallons in the last 15 min of boil for extract beers. He gives a brief statement of 1 tsp for all grain, but IIRC and some times I don’t, in HBD he refined this to 1/2 tsp. Medford, NY swap net.optonline to reply via e-mail

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I have always used it during the last 5 minutes of boil.  I believe there were directions right on the package I used, so I never paid it any more attention than that. Tom Veldhouse

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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I was instructed on the package of mine to put 1/2 tsp per 5 gallons last 30 minutes of boil. I have been experiencing very good results. — George Daher www.geocities.com/sgdaher/brewery

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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Steinbarts can be a little out of touch with recent practicies. I buy my IM there and have used it from the start of the boil (my early days) and late in the boil (last 20 minutes). I changed because of the info that came across RCB and HBD. I can’t say I see a lot of difference but I definitely prefer using some versus none at all. Burp, -Dan — Replace nospam with msn to email me.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been using Irish Moss since I my first batch 8 years ago.  I’ve always put it in during the last 15-20 minutes of the boil and have always given that advice to others.  But I’m afraid I may be dispensing bad mojo.  It appears that the main distributor in my geographical area has been supplying instructions on the package.  The distributor is Steinbart’s of Portland, Oregon and the instructions say "1/4 tsp in boil.  Must boil 45 min to completely dissolve".    So what gives?  Not only does it seem like a very long boil time, the 1/4 tsp is a little short of the 1/2 tsp I’ve always used.  This isn’t the powdered Moss like I’ve sometimes heard of, rather it is very tiny flakes of obvious seaweed.  Same as I’ve always seen. Thanks for any input, Russ

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