hoplobster
Well-Known Member
Just did my first AG today and things went well, except I ended up with 1 gallon less on primary than I thougt I would and added 1 gallon of water, which resulted in a pretty low (sub 1.040) gravity.
Im guessing I lost more than anticipated during the boil, but more than likely, most was lost in the break material, which I filtered from the wort in a mesh bag. Rather than let it drain or squeezing it, I must have been in a panic and just removed the bag-o-poo and filled the carboy, leaving precious wort behind.
SO, my question is, if I am fermenting for 7-10 days and doing a secondary, couldn't I just cool the wort and dump it all into the carboy, breakmaterial and all? I've never had this much break material as I've always done extract w/ steeping grains and while I can estimate loss and compensate for a lower gravity due to topping off with a larger grain bill or extract, I want to KISS and I'm guessing dumping wort+break material is the easiest way to do that.
Thanks!
Im guessing I lost more than anticipated during the boil, but more than likely, most was lost in the break material, which I filtered from the wort in a mesh bag. Rather than let it drain or squeezing it, I must have been in a panic and just removed the bag-o-poo and filled the carboy, leaving precious wort behind.
SO, my question is, if I am fermenting for 7-10 days and doing a secondary, couldn't I just cool the wort and dump it all into the carboy, breakmaterial and all? I've never had this much break material as I've always done extract w/ steeping grains and while I can estimate loss and compensate for a lower gravity due to topping off with a larger grain bill or extract, I want to KISS and I'm guessing dumping wort+break material is the easiest way to do that.
Thanks!