get it cold if you can. that will help them drop out.
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Mine drop out completely after chilling. Especially with a yeast strain that doesn't floc well at room temperature. The yeast crash out and grab the hops on the way down.
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This is an old post, but I was thinking of an idea related to racking a dry-hopped 2ndry. How about putting a muslin bag, or the like, at the end of the racking tube that is in the bottling bucket? You could sanitize the bag and a small zip tie in Star San, then affix the bag to the tube end with the zip tie. Voila! Strains out any hops that get sucked up by your racking cane! What do people think?
I know that Biermuncher has posted pictures of him doing just that. I've tried it once or twice and only managed to get the bag clogged around my siphon. I say try it, though, and see if it works for you.
I make a ton of highly hopped beers, and I've never had a problem siphoning.
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I know that Biermuncher has posted pictures of him doing just that. I've tried it once or twice and only managed to get the bag clogged around my siphon. I say try it, though, and see if it works for you.
I make a ton of highly hopped beers, and I've never had a problem siphoning.
I may try it. I dry hopped in my 2ndry and about 1/2 of the hops are still floating. I would prefer to not get hops in a bottle and am just trying to think creatively on how to keep those tasty buggers out of the bottle. What a second, "...keep those tasty buggers out of the bottle..." that statement seems wrong - keeping hops out! What!?!?! hehe. Made myself laugh.
I would also like to cold crash for a few days to clear it up and maybe drop out more hops, but my little brewery here hasn't gotten a PO approval for a 2nd fridge. Mainly because the 'executive committee' realizes that as soon as the fridge is in place, a keg system will follow on its heels! Don't worry, I will wear her, ahem... I mean them, down!
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I alway just put my racking cane (autosiphon) into the middle of the fermenter, and start the siphon in the middle. As it flows, the hops on top gradually lower with the level of the beer, and I'm above the trub on the bottom. I lower the siphon as the level lowers, and by the time I've finished, the hops floating on top meet the trub on the bottom and I've sucked up none of it. It really is very easy for me to do it that way.
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I alway just put my racking cane (autosiphon) into the middle of the fermenter, and start the siphon in the middle. As it flows, the hops on top gradually lower with the level of the beer, and I'm above the trub on the bottom. I lower the siphon as the level lowers, and by the time I've finished, the hops floating on top meet the trub on the bottom and I've sucked up none of it. It really is very easy for me to do it that way.
Well, the simplest approach is usually the best. Thanks for the advice. Might just give your approach a try first and then adjust if needed. No reason to over-engineer (yet).
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This is an old post, but I was thinking of an idea related to racking a dry-hopped 2ndry. How about putting a muslin bag, or the like, at the end of the racking tube that is in the bottling bucket? You could sanitize the bag and a small zip tie in Star San, then affix the bag to the tube end with the zip tie. Voila! Strains out any hops that get sucked up by your racking cane! What do people think?
This is exactly what I did with the pantyhose in the link I posted earlier in the thread.
The trick is to keep enough material loose around the tip of the hose so that the hops fall down out and away from the hose and don't get pushed back up against it.
Worked spectacularly. When I got done with the bottling, there was almost nothing in the bottom of the bottling bucket.
When I have this problem I just agitate the bucket/carboy a little, several times a day for a couple days or so. Seems to help out a lot. The few pieces that refuse to sink can be ignored while rackiing; most of anything that makes it through will stay on the bottom of the bottling bucket or keg.
When I have this problem I just agitate the bucket/carboy a little, several times a day for a couple days or so. Seems to help out a lot. The few pieces that refuse to sink can be ignored while rackiing; most of anything that makes it through will stay on the bottom of the bottling bucket or keg.
+1....jiggle your fermenter a little a few times a day and a ton of the floaters will drop out.
A word of warning on the straining devices....depending on how much carbonation is hanging around in your beer the straining bag may knock a bunch of CO2 out of solution. The first (and only) time I used a muslin hop bag strainer over the end of my cane, so much CO2 was being knocked out it would collect a the top of my racking cane and stop the siphon. Obviously, straining can work, but it was a PITA for me...YMMV. I just rack carefully now and don't have a problem with the couple of hop bits that make it through. If you're bottling, most of those that make it through will settle to the bottom of your bucket.
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