Once the boil is complete/wort cooled... Do you just dump that sucker into the primary? Any useful techniques?
Yep, man up and pick it up and pour it into primary. I pour mine through a strainer to aerate/get the hops and sediment out.
So what do you guys do to filter out cold break?
I vote overkill. I have never filtered after boiling, that some good stuff in there...
No fear of over-bittering from the hops?
You can strain them out if you want, but no harm will come if you leave them.
The only exception to this is if you plan to reuse the yeast cake. Depending on what you are brewing next, it could be a good idea to strain out as much of the old hops as possible. I whirlpool and then use a muslin sack to strain.I figured that but I've always been straining anyway. I'll try my next batch without straining and I'm certain that I'll appreciate the time savings.
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