The pics below demonstrate how effective a paint strainer can be in filtering out cold break trub and other unwanted stuff when transferring from the boil pot to the primary.
The first pick is my first AG...a Kolsch...siphoned directly to the fermenter using a racking cane.
The second pic is my contraption (5 gallon paint strainer from Lowes) to prevent some of the break from getting into the primary. I discovered this method on this forum somewhere...thanks.
The third and fourth pics are the results of using the filter. The new Kolsch is the one on the left.
It's the exact same recipe and process as my first Kolsch, but you can see the fermenter is considerably cleaner.
Once I got down to the brown muck in the bottom of the pot, I used the ole colandar with a paper towel to slow filter the rest of the wort into a pot and pitched it into the fermenter later.
I know this is old hat for the more seasoned brewers, but given the number of posts regarding "that yellow junk in my fermenter", I thought I'd share:
The first pick is my first AG...a Kolsch...siphoned directly to the fermenter using a racking cane.
The second pic is my contraption (5 gallon paint strainer from Lowes) to prevent some of the break from getting into the primary. I discovered this method on this forum somewhere...thanks.
The third and fourth pics are the results of using the filter. The new Kolsch is the one on the left.
It's the exact same recipe and process as my first Kolsch, but you can see the fermenter is considerably cleaner.
Once I got down to the brown muck in the bottom of the pot, I used the ole colandar with a paper towel to slow filter the rest of the wort into a pot and pitched it into the fermenter later.
I know this is old hat for the more seasoned brewers, but given the number of posts regarding "that yellow junk in my fermenter", I thought I'd share: