anyone use a strainer for wort to fermenter??

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Does anyone pour there wort from the pot, through a strainer (sanitized thoroughly) and into the fermenting bucket/carboy? I did it to limit sediment, and hope for clearer beer later. Is that accurate logic? Will it hinder the flavor?
 
I use to do it all the time. I now whirlpool and use a drain valve on my pot. I had a fine mesh strainer that fit in my funnel. It would catch alot of the sediment and produced pretty clear beer. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using it!
 
I fully agree. I do not use secondary fermentation, only primary. In order to get a clearer beer I do the following: 1) longer boil to further breakdown proteins, 2) Irish Moss in the last 15 min to attach to particles, 3) pour through a strainer sitting atop cheesecloth sitting atop a big colander. Works fairly well, less time to wait to enjoy the brew.
 
I use a strainer and think my beers turn out pretty damn good. Of course, I've never tried a side by side comparison...

In addition to limiting the amount of hops and break material going into the fermenter, it will also help aerate the wort.
 
dpeanut7 said:
Does anyone pour there wort from the pot, through a strainer (sanitized thoroughly) and into the fermenting bucket/carboy? I did it to limit sediment, and hope for clearer beer later. Is that accurate logic? Will it hinder the flavor?
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I've actually used my transfer pump to pump the wort through a 10micron filter on the way to the fermentor.
 
I'm on my first batch and I used a strainer too. although the one I had in the kitchen wasn't near fine enough so I went out and bought a finer one for my next batch.
 
Yeah, I use a paint strainer bag that I got from HD. I only started this about three or four batches ago. There seems to be about a 75% reduction in sediment in the bottles that I've seen so far. My last batch was a Texas Wildfire Relief IIPA. I dry hopped with 2oz of hops. I may use a bottling bucket this time. That depends on how lazy I feel at bottling.
 
When I pour from the kettle to the bucket I use a 5 gallon paint strainer. I also have only whole leaf hops ao I have to do something.

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Pour, pull, and squeeze like crazy to reclaim my wort.
 

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