greenbirds
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I have been attempting to whirlpool my wort for a while without success -- all I ever see after 30 mins is a flat layer of break material that has settled to the bottom 1/4 of my pot, and 1/4 of the wort is too much for me to toss. I normally add a whirlfloc tablet to help the cold break precipitate out --> clearer wort.
Last week I made a hefeweizen. I did not add whirlfloc since it's a hazy beer anyway, whirlpooled in my flat bottomed, unobstructed pot, and lo and behold there was a trub cone. I assume I could see it because without the whirlfloc, the cold break did not precipitate out well, was dispersed throughout the wort, and did not settle on top of the hot break.
Am I correct in assuming that my other batches successfully formed the hot break trub cone (fine slurry), but it was just buried beneath the cold break material (chunky)? In the future when I use whirlfloc, should I just siphon down to about a half inch, which will pick up the cold break and [hopefully] leave the hot break behind?
Last week I made a hefeweizen. I did not add whirlfloc since it's a hazy beer anyway, whirlpooled in my flat bottomed, unobstructed pot, and lo and behold there was a trub cone. I assume I could see it because without the whirlfloc, the cold break did not precipitate out well, was dispersed throughout the wort, and did not settle on top of the hot break.
Am I correct in assuming that my other batches successfully formed the hot break trub cone (fine slurry), but it was just buried beneath the cold break material (chunky)? In the future when I use whirlfloc, should I just siphon down to about a half inch, which will pick up the cold break and [hopefully] leave the hot break behind?