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  Isinglass
Isinglass was a Triple Crown champion in the 1890s, a decade which saw some of the greatest horses of the Victorian era -- Common, Galtee More, and Flying Fox, all winners of the Triple Crown, as well as Orme, La Fleche, St.
Isinglass was foaled in 1890, and it could be argued that his pedigree was less regal than that of Isonomy's two other classic winners: Seabreeze, who was out of the fine producing Hermit mare St.
Isinglass enjoyed tremendous success as a sire of broodmares, and it could be argued he was more influential in that aspect of his breeding career, for many of the descendants of his daughters are still making an impact on the breed today.
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  Isinglass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isinglass is a substance obtained from the swimbladders of fish (especially sturgeon), used for the clarification of wine and beer.
Isinglass finings are used extensively as a processing aid in the British brewing industry to accelerate the fining, or clarification, of beer.
Although very little isinglass remains in the beer which is drunk, many vegetarians consider beers which are processed with these finings to be unsuitable for vegetarian diets.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isinglass   (353 words)

  
 ISINGLASS. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass is manufactured in Russia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the West Indies, and the Philippines.
It is used in the clarification of wines and beers, as a stiffening for jellies, in court plaster, and in glues and cements.
The name isinglass is also commonly applied to thin sheets of mica and sometimes to a gelatinous substance obtained from certain seaweeds.
www.bartleby.com /aol/65/is/isinglas.html   (82 words)

  
 isinglass - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Isinglass is a substance obtained from the swim bladders of fish (especially sturgeon) that is used for the clarification of wine and beer.
The finings, a pure form of gelatine, flocculate (coagulate into a spongy mass) with the live yeast which are suspended in the beer and settle to the bottom of the cask where the floc remains.
Isinglass is added at end of the brewing process (before bottling), whereas Irish Moss added to the hot wort while it is being boiled, and primarily reduces hazes caused by proteins.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Isinglass   (309 words)

  
 ISINGLASS - LoveToKnow Article on ISINGLASS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Russian isinglass generally appears in commerce as leaf, book, and long and short staple; Brazilian isinglass, from Para and Maranham, as pipe, lump and honeycomb; the latter product, and also the isinglass of Hudsons Bay, Penang, Manila, andc., is darker in color and less soluble than the Russian product.
The finest isinglass, which comes from the Russian ports of Astrakhan and Taganrog, is prepared by steeping the sounds in hot water in order to remove mucus, andc.; they are then cut open and the inner membrane exposed to the air; after drying, the outer membrane is removed by rubbing and beating.
This property is the more remarkable since it is not possessed by ordinary gelatin; it has been ascribed to its fibrous structure, which forms, as it were, a fine network in the liquid in which it is disseminated, and thereby mechanically carries down all the minute particles which occasion the turbidity.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IS/ISINGLASS.htm   (1303 words)

  
 Isinglass Internet - Hosting and webdesign for B&B, hotels, guesthouses
Isinglass Internet - Hosting and webdesign for BandB, hotels, guesthouses
Isinglass Internet Solutions provide webdesign and hosting services for UK and Ireland bed and breakfasts, guesthouses and small hotels.
Photo Listing FREE with a link back to the site
www.isinglass.net   (94 words)

  
 Isinglass Gelatin,Isinglass Finings,Isinglass Finings Powder,Isinglass Gelatin India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass Collagen is one of the purest forms of protein collagen occurring in nature, and for all practical purposes may be considered as 100% collagen.
Isinglass finings powder is readily soluble in water, which is ready to use after 15-20 minutes of solubilisation in less than 15 degree Celsius temperature.
Isinglass settles much of the natural particulate in beer in a dense compact layer in the bottom of the storage vessel, resulting in a bright beer.
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 King's American Dispensatory, 1898: Ichthyocolla (U. S. P.)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sometimes isinglass is reduced to small shreds, when it will be scarcely possible for the eye to distinguish the inferior from the finer kinds; the latter may be known by their whiteness, freedom from unpleasant fishy odor, solubility in water, and translucency of the jelly obtained on cooling from its hot solution.
Isinglass prepared from the air-bags of large fishes, when unopened, is known as pipe or purse isinglass.
Isinglass is employed in the arts for various purposes, for clarifying or fining wines, beer, coffee, syrups, etc., and is a constituent of court-plaster.
www.ibiblio.org /herbmed/eclectic/kings/ichthyocolla.html   (1194 words)

  
 * Isinglass - (Wine): Definition
Isinglass is primarily used in red wine whereas gelatin is used primarily is white wine...
Isinglass (a very pure protein isolated from the swim bladder of fish) is one of the most effective fining agents available to home and commercial winemakers...
Isinglass A transparent and pure form of gelatin fining agent obtained from the air bladder of certain fish.
en.mimi.hu /wine/isinglass.html   (409 words)

  
 Potential Applications of Isinglass Adhesive for Paper Conservation
In nineteenth-century Europe domestic isinglass and isinglass imported from Russia were broadly available and were used for sizing paper in book and paper restoration, for gilding of glass and wood, and as a fixative for pastel drawings.
Isinglass is defined as a superior fish gelatin product, produced from the swim bladders of certain species of fish; the quality of the isinglass depends on the chosen species of fish, the manufacturing process, and additives.
This isinglass fulfills the most -important conservation requirements: it is readily reversible with moisture and heat; it is non-toxic; and it is easy to prepare and apply.
aic.stanford.edu /sg/bpg/annual/v08/bp08-06.html   (1405 words)

  
 Fining: Isinglass   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass is a finishing agent, and is the most delicate of proteinaceous fining agents for white wine, but also the most expensive.
Derived from fish swim-bladders, isinglass is a tropocollagen.
Ensure the isinglass is mixed well into the wine (in-line addition while rummaging tanks for example).
www.knockanore.com /Winemaking/stab_clarif/fining/isinglass.htm   (312 words)

  
 Isinglass - page 3 - Yesterlegend
When examining Isinglass in terms of his ability as a sire of sires, it would be reasonable to say that other stallions of his generation were more successful.
Kilglass was a son of Isinglass with multiple infusions of Pocahontas on the distaff side.
Isinglass produced 2 daughters which were successful in the Classics of their year.
www.premierpub.com /pursuits/articles/found/tb/isinglass3.htm   (2972 words)

  
 BYO - Would fining with gelatin have an adverse effect on naturally conditioned beer?
Isinglass is made from the cleaned and dried swim bladders of certain fishes and contains a very pure form of collagen.
The preparation of isinglass involves stabilizing the protein in an organic acid (tartaric or malic, for example) at a pH of ~2.5.
Since isinglass forms a fluffy yeast layer it is important not to disturb a cask that is being dispensed.
www.byo.com /mrwizard/1277.html   (1086 words)

  
 Enology Notes #43   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass is a protein fining agent which can have a significant influence on wine balance.
Isinglass is principally used in white wine fining to bring out or unmask the fruit character without significant changes in tannin levels.
Isinglass is also used as a riddling aid in methode champenoise production at levels of 1.5 to 4.0 g/hL (1/81/3 lb/1,000 gal.).
www.fst.vt.edu /extension/enology/EN/contentextenologynotes43.html   (1004 words)

  
 MFA - CAMEO - Material Description   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass was originally made from air bladders of the great Russian beluga sturgeon, Acipenser huso, found in the fresh waters of the Caspian and Black Seas.
To prepare isinglass, the air bladders are removed from the fish, cleaned and air dried.
Isinglass is used as a clarifying agent in the manufacture of fish glue.
www.mfa.org /_cameo/frontend/material_description.asp?name=isinglass&language=1   (238 words)

  
 Go Boating America
When you are done cleaning the isinglass, wipe it down with a clean chamois cloth, but keep the rubbing to a minimum.
If your isinglass is scratched, you can remove the scars with very fine automotive-style acrylic rubbing and polishing compounds (if you already have them around), but Star brite’s plastic scratch remover is definitely the preferable solution.
Even if you have a superior grade of isinglass, you don’t want to get any creases in the plastic, because they will usually be permanent -- and creases are both unattractive and detrimental to visibility.
www.goboatingamerica.com /main/article.asp?id=2799   (487 words)

  
 J. Inst. Brew. vol.108:1 (2002) Premixing of Isinglass and Silica Gel to Obtain Improved Beer Stability   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass and silica gel have both been used successfully for clarification and stabilization of beer for many years.
Isinglass and silica hydrogel treatment gave the most rapid filtration rate, but using them in combination gave no apparent benefit.
Following storage at 4°C for 12 months, the most stable beer resulted from treatment with a combination of isinglass and silica xerogel, indicating that this form of treatment is a desirable method of beer stabilization.
www.scientificsocieties.org /jib/abstracts/2002/g-2002-0318-05R.htm   (207 words)

  
 BYO - Just Fine!
The favored traditional fining for yeast in suspension is isinglass, natural collagen from an unusual source: fish swim bladders.
Isinglass can increase the size of a clump of yeast cells by easily 100 times," he says.
What I recommend for homebrewers is to measure the isinglass into water in a flask, stop it, and shake it very well for a good 15 minutes.
www.byo.com /feature/508.html   (2777 words)

  
 Beer Wine and Spirits Council of New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Isinglass, a fining agent made from fish bladders and used as a processing aid in the production of beer and wine, does not have a history of allergenicity.
The BFBI (Brewing, Food and Beverage Industry Suppliers Association) Isinglass Committee, in their submission in response to the European Union Directive 2000/13/EC, states that the molecular size of Isinglass precludes it from being an allergen, along with the view that there is no historical evidence of Isinglass allergenicity.
We have always viewed Isinglass as a food safe processing aid and we would be happy being able to obtain a four year exemption (as provided for in the EU directive) in which time finite research studies can be completed to provide a ruling on the status of Isinglass as a food safe processing aid.
www.beerwsc.co.nz /page.asp?pageID=22   (3323 words)

  
 ISIS - LoveToKnow Article on ISIS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
ISINGLASS (probably a corruption of the Dutch huisenbias, Ger.
Hausenbiase, literally sturgeons bladder), a pure form of commercial gelatin obtained from the swimming bladder or sound of several species of fish.
If the sound be unopened the product appears in commerce as pipe, purse or lump isinglass; if opened and unfolded, as leaf or honeycomb ; if folded and dried, as book, and if rolled out, as ribbon isinglass.
19.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IS/ISIS.htm   (2568 words)

  
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Additionally, however, the Secretariat has recently been asked for guidance relating to trade in isinglass, which is also a product made from several species of sturgeon.
Isinglass is a form of fish glue used to clarify beer, wine and champagne and is also used in the restoration of antiques.
The Secretariat is of the opinion that it is not acceptable simply to use the term ‘Acipenser spp.’ on permits and certificates.
www.cites.org /eng/notif/2001/033.shtml   (382 words)

  
 Isinglass - Yesterlegend
Equally, Isinglass will be perpetually remembered for producing a number of exceptional broodmares which made a profound impact on the development of the modern Thoroughbred.
The genesis of Isinglass was greatly assisted by the presence in Isonomy and Dead Lock of key descendants of the broodmares previously mentioned, plus the presence now of descendants of Camilla, Treasure, Maiden, Creeping Polly and Olympia.
Isinglass seemed to have combined all of these ancestors in a way which provided a concentrated source of transmission of the best of these ancestral elements to his offspring.
www.premierpub.com /pursuits/articles/found/tb/isinglass5.htm   (2087 words)

  
 Isinglass - page 1 - Yesterlegends
Isinglass is the only horse to ever win the Triple Crown, the Ascot Gold Cup and the Eclipse Stakes.
Isonomy's dam, Isola Bella, was a daughter of Stockwell and this proved to be a crucial factor in the pedigree pattern of Isinglass.
Overriding all other elements of significance in the pedigree of Isinglass is the superb placement of the duplication of Pocahontas via the full brothers Stockwell and Rataplan.
www.premierpub.com /pursuits/articles/found/tb/isinglass.htm   (1158 words)

  
 Isinglass restaurant, Manchester West, Manchester - Manchester Restaurants and Menu
The name Isinglass itself -- it’s a delicacy made from fish bladder -- betrays the depth of their obsession.
The restaurant is a strong proponent of both organic food and drink and traceable produce and has a trading policy which “backs farmers from around Manchester, bringing food from field to plate without middlemen, over-processing or wasted air miles.” The venue is consciously non-exclusive but offers city centre standards.
Isinglass is for foodies, not fashionistas, and attracts a truly varied clientele.
www.sugarvine.com /Manchester/minisite/restaurant.asp?restaurant=18461   (294 words)

  
 wax2
The second coat is a pure carnuba wax that seals the gel coat from oxidation and protects against mother nature's elements.
Isinglass Treatment is is also available as an additional service beyond cleaning, priced at $8.40-$10 per section.
This process involves treating the glass to remove fine scratches, soften the isinglass, and polished with a UV/anti-fog protectant in addition to being cleaned.
www.schumans.com /html/wax2.html   (333 words)

  
 Theory of Beer Fining mechanisms - Murphy & Son Ltd (Brewing & Food Supplies)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sufficient RFU isinglass for about one weeks use can be made up at a time, and this can be prepared a day before the first intended use in order to allow time for any air introduced to the finings to dissipate.
Isinglass finings should then be added to the beer at rack or despatch.
With the Isinglass we are looking for the point at which an extra pint of Isinglass appears to add only excess bottoms, with no appreciable improvement in clarity.
www.murphyandson.co.uk /all_bright.htm   (2407 words)

  
 Education. Section about the education activities, programmes in the Lithuanian Art Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In this case an isinglass solution of less concentration can be used than lining by the usual glue method.
Adhesion of canvases while using vacuum lining with 5% isinglass glue with honey was the same as lining by the usual method with 10% isinglass glue.
One of the positive features of lining on a vacuum table with a perforated plate, using isinglass is that canvases are bonded equally and less glue is used.
ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt /Mokslas/Vaineikis1.en.htm   (990 words)

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