tamoore
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What do you do with this stuff? I just racked my first brew to keg, and now I've got to clean up. Where do you put this mess? Thanks in advance. 
How to dispose of trub? (pics)
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It goes in my compost pile along with spent grains and other assorted household scraps.
twst1up
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i just put mine down the drain, i don't believe i've heard anything bad about putting it in your septic system (if that's what you have).
congrats on your first brew...enjoy
congrats on your first brew...enjoy
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Mine ends up in the garden, sometimes down the drain if I'm extra lazy
Sometimes compost, sometimes it gets the old flush down the toilet.
Johnny_Crunch
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I know yeast is great for the old style septics, not sure about the newer aerobic ones.
LOL I think I need put a fence around my compost pile. I've been noticing spent grains in my dogs poo.
Yeast is great for septic systems, I was told by my septic guy to not waste money on rid-ex or other products and just drop a packet of activerise yeast once a month. I've actually been wondering what the effects of a lager yeast would be, since the septic tank is underground it should sit at around 50-55 degrees which would be ideal for lager yeast activity whereas ale and active rise yeasts would be more dormant. Either way though, down the drain if you have a septic or compost pile if you don't.
IceFisherChris
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Whatever you do don't make a starter!!! You don't want too active a fermentation, otherwise you may have a blow off of krausen coming up through your pipes.
HairyDogBrewing
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I dilute it with water and throw it on the lawn.
If there are hops in the trub, don't let the dogs eat it.
If there are hops in the trub, don't let the dogs eat it.
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tamoore
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Thanks for the answers, everyone. I dumped it into the crapper.
As for the brew - it belongs in there with the yeast cake. It's not spoiled, it just sucks, and I'm kind of a perfectionist. I made a few mistakes on brew day number 1, and I won't make them again next time. Brewing again tomorrow, and I'm looking for much better results. Thanks again!
As for the brew - it belongs in there with the yeast cake. It's not spoiled, it just sucks, and I'm kind of a perfectionist. I made a few mistakes on brew day number 1, and I won't make them again next time. Brewing again tomorrow, and I'm looking for much better results. Thanks again!
HairyDogBrewing
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Give your beer a few weeks to carb up and condition before you pass judgement.
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Thanks for the answers, everyone. I dumped it into the crapper.
As for the brew - it belongs in there with the yeast cake. It's not spoiled, it just sucks, and I'm kind of a perfectionist. I made a few mistakes on brew day number 1, and I won't make them again next time. Brewing again tomorrow, and I'm looking for much better results. Thanks again!
Ditto, How longs it been since brew day. My beers get 6-7 weeks from brew day till drawing from the keg
nostalgia
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Equal parts trub and ice, add a banana, some yogurt and blend it up. Instant hop smoothie!
Delicious and good for you. I think.
-Joe
Delicious and good for you. I think.
-Joe
jjones17
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Lol! You made poo beer! I would avoid a blow-off tube on that one if I were you
I think that is why you have a stink pipe
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