klyph
Well-Known Member
You cannot perform a "trub dump" on a sanke, as you will only draw the trub immediately surrounding the dip tube. You can rack the beer off of the trub, then harvest the yeast by washing.
That is how I've been brewing lagers, and have had no problems with contamination. The cold temps seem to help.Along these lines, I've been listening to Jamil on Beer Radio and he has me starting to believe that the secondary is unnecessary. He says he leaves the beer on the yeast until fermentation is complete and everything drops clear before racking. For an ale that is roughly 14 days and a lager can be 6 weeks. Just saying, it may not be all that important to dump trub and yeast midway through fermentation.
Another option I heard, if you are confident in your sanitation, is to rack the wort to one vessel and once cold break and trub drop out, rack to your fermenter and then pitch the yeast. This was John Plise's (More Beer) technique if I got the voices right.
Wortmonger, I use a 3 micron filter made for beer, It can be back flushed and put in the pressure cooker and used again. After the trub drops, the lager wort goes through the filter and on into the fermenter.What micron level (if you filtered) do you guys think trub/break is? I have always been curious as to if a wort filter would be perfect for lagers. Ales, I couldn't care less if everything makes it into the fermenter.
Wortmonger, I use a 3 micron filter made for beer, It can be back flushed and put in the pressure cooker and used again. After the trub drops, the lager wort goes through the filter and on into the fermenter.
Wow, I figured 3 micron would be way to fine for kettle wort. Nice to hear this.Wortmonger, I use a 3 micron filter made for beer, It can be back flushed and put in the pressure cooker and used again. After the trub drops, the lager wort goes through the filter and on into the fermenter.
Yep, I wanna know too. I have been reading lamarguy's filtering posts and have his information, but more is always appreciated. I'm hoping I can find a stainless steel pleated filter for a canister one day.Where did you get it from? Part number?
Keep collecting and you will have a huge pipeline of beer, lol. Your welcome. I'm just glad so many people are using and talking about Sankes.Ok, you all have my interest! I have been hording Sanke's (10 or so) for year, getting ready to upgrade my system to 10g. Sounds like I have some catching up to do. Thanks for the info WortMonger.
Well, I would like to give it a try with my setup before opining one way or the other on that, 3 Dog. Key for me will be proving that I can dump trub and yeast via racking cane and CO2 pressure. I have one of the Stout Tanks conicals and I do like it, but it is not the most space-efficient and it is probably ~4x the cost (compared to finding a keg on craigslist and buying the conversion kit).
If this works, then I agree with those who only ferment in Sankes and I might be looking to sell my conical, LOL!
I'm hoping I can find a stainless steel pleated filter for a canister one day.
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