I have always used Ale-Pails for my primarys, as they were cheap and easy to clean. When transfering my wort, I always strained the trub out using a nylon mesh bag in the pail that I pulled out at the end (similar to the ones professional painters use to screen paint).
Last weekend I decided since I had a few empty 6-gallon carboys from the wine I just bottled, I would use then as Beer primaries and "see" what the fermentation looked like. On Saturday, I made a honey-amber and used my nylon mesh bag inside the carboy, tied to the neck. This caught most of the trub, but it made it nearly impossible to pull out as the trub was too big. It made a mess as it squeegied itself on the way out the carboy neck.
Last night I made a Belgian Strong Golden and decided to try using the bag around the end of my Auto-Siphon in the kettle. It pulled too much air and clogged instantly. SO I ripped it off and siphoned normally, pulling a ton of trub into the fermenter.
So, those who use glass primaries.....how do you guys keep the trub out of the fermenter? And if you can't, is there any harm that can be done by it? (IE, is my Belgian Golden going to taste like crap because of it?)
-Todd
Last weekend I decided since I had a few empty 6-gallon carboys from the wine I just bottled, I would use then as Beer primaries and "see" what the fermentation looked like. On Saturday, I made a honey-amber and used my nylon mesh bag inside the carboy, tied to the neck. This caught most of the trub, but it made it nearly impossible to pull out as the trub was too big. It made a mess as it squeegied itself on the way out the carboy neck.
Last night I made a Belgian Strong Golden and decided to try using the bag around the end of my Auto-Siphon in the kettle. It pulled too much air and clogged instantly. SO I ripped it off and siphoned normally, pulling a ton of trub into the fermenter.
So, those who use glass primaries.....how do you guys keep the trub out of the fermenter? And if you can't, is there any harm that can be done by it? (IE, is my Belgian Golden going to taste like crap because of it?)
-Todd