Counter flow chiller, whirlpool, pellets question

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casebrew

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So I just spent $10 on a garden hose, and converted my immersion coil into a counterflow chiller. Now I can whirlpool the hot wort, and syphon it through the CF to get rid of the hot break. But the cold break will congeal in my fermenter. Do I care? Or should I wait and transfer it again, leaving the cold break behind?

PS, I do have a bucket and 3 carboys, vessels are not a prob. And, I use pellets in a nylon paint sack.

PPS, I may play hooky tomorrow and brew a new batch to pitch onto todays cake. cough-cough, I feel a cold coming on, cough-cough

Any recomendations? No, Nyquil is not a viable option.
 
Unless you're trying to brew ultra-clean German Pilseners, some trub won't hurt you. In fact it has been found that under-oxygenated wort with trub in it ferments better than oxygenated wort without trub in it.
 
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