I made a BIAB batch today using 10lbs of grain. I did the boil and added a whirlfloc tablet about 15 minutes from the end, as suggested by my Beersmith recipe. When I emptied the kettle into my carboy I still had a large amount of sediment that went in with it. The kettle itself is a 10 gallon Blichmann, with the dip tube attached to the spigot, so I get everything on the bottom. I tried to whirlpool it too. I probably didn't wait long enough after whirlpooling it for it to be effective, and probably made it worse.
Anyway, I have the cooled wort in my 6 gallon carboy and about 3-4 inches of sediment are sitting on the bottom, with almost completely clear wort on the top. I haven't pitched the yeast yet as I'm letting it cool a little more, but in the meantime I'm seeing how clear the top is and I'm wondering if I should siphon the clear top into my other carboy and leave all the sediment behind, and then pitch the yeast. I've never done that, I usually just let it ferment with the sediment, and the clearing that happens once fermentation slows down is an indication that it is getting done.
One other factor, I won't be home next weekend and for another week or maybe two to put it into a secondary, so it would either be sitting on the sediment the whole time, or take off completely right now.
So, should I transfer it now to the other carboy and leave the sediment behind?
Anyway, I have the cooled wort in my 6 gallon carboy and about 3-4 inches of sediment are sitting on the bottom, with almost completely clear wort on the top. I haven't pitched the yeast yet as I'm letting it cool a little more, but in the meantime I'm seeing how clear the top is and I'm wondering if I should siphon the clear top into my other carboy and leave all the sediment behind, and then pitch the yeast. I've never done that, I usually just let it ferment with the sediment, and the clearing that happens once fermentation slows down is an indication that it is getting done.
One other factor, I won't be home next weekend and for another week or maybe two to put it into a secondary, so it would either be sitting on the sediment the whole time, or take off completely right now.
So, should I transfer it now to the other carboy and leave the sediment behind?