Whirlfloc Tablets – Beer & Wort Kettle Finings
Whirlfloc Tablets 10 Pack are easy-to-use kettle finings for beer brewing, designed to help remove haze-forming proteins and improve wort and finished beer clarity.
Made from a carrageenan-based fining agent derived from red seaweed, Whirlfloc helps suspended proteins and other haze-forming material bind together during the boil and cooling process. This promotes improved break formation and helps create more compact trub in the kettle.
Simply add 1 Whirlfloc tablet per 23 litres during the final 5 minutes of the boil.
The convenient tablet format makes Whirlfloc an easy alternative to measuring loose kettle finings or traditional Irish Moss.
Each pack contains 10 Whirlfloc tablets – enough for approximately 10 × 23L batches when used at the recommended rate.
Why Use Whirlfloc Tablets?
Whirlfloc is an easy addition to your brew day when you want to improve wort clarity and encourage good break formation.
- Helps produce clearer wort and beer
- Helps coagulate haze-forming proteins
- Promotes improved hot and cold break formation
- Helps create more compact kettle trub
- Convenient pre-portioned tablet format
- Added directly to boiling wort
- No pre-mixing required
- Carrageenan-based kettle fining
- Convenient alternative to loose Irish Moss
- Suitable for a wide range of beer styles
- 10 tablets per pack
- Enough for approximately 10 standard 23L brews
How Do Whirlfloc Tablets Work?
Wort contains proteins and other suspended material that can contribute to haze in the finished beer.
When Whirlfloc is added towards the end of the boil, the carrageenan helps these haze-forming proteins coagulate into larger particles.
During chilling and settling, these particles become part of the break material and kettle trub, making it easier to separate clearer wort before fermentation.
The result is improved wort clarification and potentially brighter, clearer finished beer.
How to Use Whirlfloc Tablets
For a standard 23 litre batch of beer, add:
1 Whirlfloc Tablet per 23L
Add the tablet directly to the kettle during the final 5 minutes of the boil.
The tablet will rapidly disperse in the boiling wort.
After the boil, chill your wort as normal and allow the break material to settle before transferring the wort to your fermenter.
Dosage: 1 tablet per 23L
Addition: Final 5 minutes of the boil
Pre-Mixing Required: No
Pack Size: 10 tablets
Approx. Batches per Pack: 10 × 23L brews
Whirlfloc vs Irish Moss
Both Whirlfloc and Irish Moss are used by brewers as kettle finings to help improve wort clarity and promote protein coagulation.
Whirlfloc provides this functionality in a convenient pre-portioned tablet format.
Rather than measuring loose Irish Moss for each batch, simply add a Whirlfloc tablet directly to the kettle.
This makes Whirlfloc particularly convenient for home brewers looking for a simple and repeatable beer clarification aid.
Great for Clear Beer Styles
Whirlfloc can be used across a wide range of beer styles but is particularly useful when excellent finished beer clarity is desired.
Ideal for:
- German Pilsner
- Czech Pilsner
- Helles Lager
- International Lager
- Kölsch
- Blonde Ale
- Pale Ale
- IPA
- Amber Ale
- Red Ale
- Porter
- Stout
- Most all-grain beer styles
Whirlfloc for Lager Brewing
Whirlfloc is particularly useful when brewing pilsners, helles and other pale lagers, where bright clarity is often an important part of the finished beer.
Using Whirlfloc alongside good brewing practices such as an effective boil, whirlpool, rapid chilling and cold conditioning can help produce beautifully clear lager.
Does Whirlfloc Replace Post-Fermentation Finings?
Not necessarily.
Whirlfloc is a kettle fining, meaning it is used during the boil to help remove proteins and other material from the wort before fermentation.
Post-fermentation finings work later in the brewing process and may target yeast, proteins or other suspended material remaining in the finished beer.
Depending on your beer and brewing process, Whirlfloc may provide all the clarification you require or can be used as one part of a broader beer clarification process.
Features
- Whirlfloc kettle fining tablets
- Carrageenan-based fining agent
- Helps improve wort and beer clarity
- Helps coagulate haze-forming proteins
- Promotes hot and cold break formation
- Helps produce compact kettle trub
- Convenient tablet format
- Added directly to boiling wort
- No pre-mixing required
- 10 tablets per pack
- Approximately 10 standard 23L brews per pack
Specifications
Product: Whirlfloc Tablets
Product Type: Beer & Wort Kettle Finings
Pack Size: 10 Tablets
Fining Type: Carrageenan-Based Kettle Fining
Dosage: 1 Tablet per 23L
Addition Time: Final 5 Minutes of Boil
Approx. Yield: 10 × 23L Batches
Application: Wort Boil
Purpose: Protein Coagulation, Break Formation & Wort Clarification
Suitable For: Home Brewing & Beer Production
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Whirlfloc tablets?
Whirlfloc tablets are kettle finings used during beer brewing to help coagulate haze-forming proteins and other suspended material, encouraging them to settle into the kettle trub.
What does Whirlfloc do to beer?
Whirlfloc helps improve wort and beer clarity by promoting protein coagulation and improved break formation during brewing.
When should I add Whirlfloc?
Add Whirlfloc during the final 5 minutes of the boil.
How much Whirlfloc should I use for a 23L batch?
Use 1 Whirlfloc tablet per 23 litres of wort.
How many batches will a 10 pack make?
At a dosage of one tablet per 23L, a 10 pack provides enough Whirlfloc for approximately 10 standard 23L batches of beer.
Do I need to crush a Whirlfloc tablet?
No. Add the tablet directly to the boiling wort where it will rapidly disperse.
Do I need to dissolve Whirlfloc first?
No. Whirlfloc can be added directly to the kettle without pre-mixing.
Is Whirlfloc the same as Irish Moss?
They perform a similar role in brewing. Both are carrageenan-based kettle finings used to promote protein coagulation and clearer wort. Whirlfloc provides this functionality in a convenient tablet format.
Is Whirlfloc a beer fining?
Yes. More specifically, Whirlfloc is a kettle fining because it is added to the wort during the boil rather than to the finished beer.
Can I use Whirlfloc in lager?
Yes. Whirlfloc is particularly useful for pilsners, helles and other lagers where excellent beer clarity is desirable.
Can I use Whirlfloc in ales?
Yes. Whirlfloc can be used when brewing ales including pale ale, IPA, amber ale, red ale, porter and stout.
Will Whirlfloc make my beer completely clear?
Whirlfloc can significantly assist wort clarification, but finished beer clarity also depends on your ingredients, yeast, hops, fermentation, chilling and conditioning process.
Why Buy from Border Brewing Supplies?
Buy Whirlfloc Tablets 10 Pack from Border Brewing Supplies for easy and effective wort clarification.
- 10 convenient Whirlfloc tablets per pack
- Enough for approximately 10 standard 23L brews
- Australia-wide shipping
- Click & Collect available
- Local pickup in Tweed Heads South
- Home brew supplies for Gold Coast, Tweed Heads and Northern NSW brewers
- Extensive range of brewing ingredients and additives
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