false bottom in Boil Kettle?

so i have a keggle i've built for AG, and i grabbed a pick up tube that mounts to the side of the keggle. it's leaving a LOT of wort behind. would a false bottom in my BK keep the hops and hot/cold break material out? or would i be better served with a center dip tube and a stainless steel scrubbie?

would whirlpooling have an effect on the answer?

This is what I use. I don't whirlpool. I just put a strainer on top of my fermenter and let everything drain through it. This sucks up everything but maybe a cup of wort.

Suthrncomfrt1884 said:

This is what I use. I don't whirlpool. I just put a strainer on top of my fermenter and let everything drain through it. This sucks up everything but maybe a cup of wort.

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I tried this but it would leave about a half gallon behind. Maybe my Kettle has more of a concave bottom and hold more wort. I now use a dip tube with a false bottom. I do drain off the first few ounces so any hot break will not make it to the fermenter.

I use a FB in my BK. I typically only use whole hops and it does a great job stopping them. I don't worry about cold break and use a plate chiller anyway.

King of Cascade said:

I tried this but it would leave about a half gallon behind. Maybe my Kettle has more of a concave bottom and hold more wort. I now use a dip tube with a false bottom. I do drain off the first few ounces so any hot break will not make it to the fermenter.

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so you let all the trub settle, and then pour off anything that fell through the false bottom before pouring into the carboy?

slakwhere said:

so you let all the trub settle, and then pour off anything that fell through the false bottom before pouring into the carboy?

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Yeah. I do a whirlpool then after a few minutes I run it through the CF chiller and let the first few drops of hot break and wort run into a cup then I put the rest in the carboy.
very little gets though

Kilted Brewer said:

I use a FB in my BK. I typically only use whole hops and it does a great job stopping them. I don't worry about cold break and use a plate chiller anyway.

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Cold break is not an issue in the fermenter but you do need to keep out the hot break

King of Cascade said:

Cold break is not an issue in the fermenter but you do need to keep out the hot break

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will a FB catch hot break?

slakwhere said:

will a FB catch hot break?

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It clumps up at the bottom and the FB and hops help strain it out. Like I said before…let the first few drops go into a cup then let it run into the fermenter.

Why do you need to keep out the hot break? Doesn't it all just settle to the bottom of the fermentor in a nice compact mass?