Disclosed is the use of a composition comprising pectin as a finings agent for beer, in which the effective amount of pectin is in the range of 10 to 80 ppm inclusive of the total beer volume, and in which the composition does not comprise isinglass. Further disclosed is a method of fining beer comprising adding to the beer a composition comprising pectin, in which the amount of pectin is in the range of 10 to 80 ppm inclusive of the total beer volume, and in which the composition does not comprise isinglass.