I have always transferred my chilled wort from the boiling pot to the carbouy with a siphon, leaving a pint or two of trub and hops sludge behind. Lately though I have been pouring the chilled wort through a funnel lined with a mesh bag. It seems to airate the wort very well, and when the bag fills up with trub and hops sludge (pellt hops), I wring out the bag and squeeze every ounce of liquid into the primary. Of course I sanitize the funnel, bag, and my hands very well first.
Does anyone else do this? Has anyone had a problem because of this technique?
My results have been great. More beer in the end, less sediment in the primary, and I think it makes the hops a little more intense.
Does anyone else do this? Has anyone had a problem because of this technique?
My results have been great. More beer in the end, less sediment in the primary, and I think it makes the hops a little more intense.