Hi,
I'm getting ready to brew my sixth batch, but maybe I should be putting this in the beginners forum with a question like this.
With each batch, I try to improve my technique a little. My previous batch has been in a keg for a couple weeks now, and it's kind of cloudy, so I've been reading up on brewing clearer beer. One thing I've seen a few times is "whirlpooling" the wort to pull the dregs to the center, and then siphoning from the edge of the pot.
Siphoning the wort is not even something I had thought about before. I've always just dumped the entire pot right into the carboy. My funnel has a fine screen filter on it, so I never really worried about it. I don't know if it makes a difference, but I use an IC to cool the wort. And I do partial boils. I'm able to create around 3 gallons of wort in the boil, so I add a couple gallons of water each time.
What are your thoughts? Should I siphon the wort out of the pot after I chill it, or just dump it in the carboy? And if I siphon, should I try to whirlpool it first?
Thanks for your help!
I'm getting ready to brew my sixth batch, but maybe I should be putting this in the beginners forum with a question like this.
With each batch, I try to improve my technique a little. My previous batch has been in a keg for a couple weeks now, and it's kind of cloudy, so I've been reading up on brewing clearer beer. One thing I've seen a few times is "whirlpooling" the wort to pull the dregs to the center, and then siphoning from the edge of the pot.
Siphoning the wort is not even something I had thought about before. I've always just dumped the entire pot right into the carboy. My funnel has a fine screen filter on it, so I never really worried about it. I don't know if it makes a difference, but I use an IC to cool the wort. And I do partial boils. I'm able to create around 3 gallons of wort in the boil, so I add a couple gallons of water each time.
What are your thoughts? Should I siphon the wort out of the pot after I chill it, or just dump it in the carboy? And if I siphon, should I try to whirlpool it first?
Thanks for your help!