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Offline lewstewns

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making fish glue from brewers isinglass?
« on: May 26, 2013, 09:10:42 am »
hi folks. i have just joined the forum. i apologise if this has been discussed before but i,ve had a search and cant find it. my question is-Is it possible to make fish glue from the bottled isinglass used by brewers to clear beer? if so, has anyone ever done it?

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: making fish glue from brewers isinglass?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2013, 03:17:01 pm »
Isinglass is used for "fining" beers and wines and so is Knox unflavored gelatin.  I KNOW the Knox makes good glue.  Try prepping two pieces of wood and glueing them together! 
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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Re: making fish glue from brewers isinglass?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2013, 10:14:59 pm »
You might be able to.

According to the MSDS it has potassiom metabisulfate and citric acid added.  I don't know how the citric acid would affect it's composition, if at all.

at $22 per liter, it's not too expensive, so try it out.

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Offline lewstewns

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Re: making fish glue from brewers isinglass?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2013, 05:54:17 am »
thanks for the replies guys. i think i,n gonna try it out