Do i need a syphon?

[sudsey]

Doing first ag tomoro. My brew pot does not have a tap. How do people transfer the hopped wort to the fermentor in this case? I have been told pouring stirs it up too much and gives too much trub.

 

[C-Rider]

Doing first ag tomoro. My brew pot does not have a tap. How do people transfer the hopped wort to the fermentor in this case? I have been told pouring stirs it up too much and gives too much trub.

Since it's gonna sit in the fermenter at least 3 weeks just pour it in if you can lift it. Get lots of O2 into the fermenter w/the pour. You will need the siphon when the fermenting is done to get your beer into the bottling bucket.

 

[duffman2]

Doing first ag tomoro. My brew pot does not have a tap. How do people transfer the hopped wort to the fermentor in this case? I have been told pouring stirs it up too much and gives too much trub.

Who cares about trub? I don't. Oxygen is more important, pour that mutha in as violent as possible. You can get your beer off the trub later

 

[_JP_]

Who cares about trub? I don't. Oxygen is more important, pour that mutha in as violent as possible. You can get your beer off the trub later

This, plus when siphoning you'll leave 1/2 pint behind in the boil kettle (or more, depending on how picky you are on not sucking up the trub).

Then you'll lose another 1/2 pint when siphoning into secondary (if you choose to do that). And another 1/2 pint when siphoning into the bottling bucket, and 1/2 pint when siphoning from the bottling bucket....

And so on.... it all adds up.

 

[Northcalais40]

You will need a siphon when you get to the bottling stage. Maybe not need but it sure is handy. Get the cheap auto siphon model so you can keep your mouth out of the beer.

 

[Revvy]

It's one of those things that is a matter of personal preference and nothing else. Some dump everything in, without straining, just pour it in the bucket or in the funnel....Some use a big strainer that fit in the funnel for a carboy, or a sanitized 5 gallon nylon paint strainer bag in the bucket...

I have done it all ways. It really doesn't matter...anything will settle.

In other words, there is no wrong way to do it, or better way, or way that will make the best beer...they all work...the choice is what will work the best for you. That's how you develop you own unique brewing process. By trying all ways and deciding what works best for you.

What I do with my IC, is chill the wort, then I lean the bottom of my autosiphon about two coils up from the bottom on the metal of the siphon. That rests it above most of the break material and trub, then I rack it to the fermenter until I'm down to that and carefully lower the siphon down into the gunk, just trying to get as much of the wort as possible without letting in the hops and break matter.

But pretty much up until I got my immersion chiller I just dumped for the majority of my batches. And I still managed to do well in contests...

I find that long primaries render my beer just as clear, and crisp tasting regardless of whether I dumped it all in or not....so I just do what works for me.....

 

[sudsey]

It's one of those things that is a matter of personal preference and nothing else. Some dump everything in, without straining, just pour it in the bucket or in the funnel....Some use a big strainer that fit in the funnel for a carboy, or a sanitized 5 gallon nylon paint strainer bag in the bucket...

I have done it all ways. It really doesn't matter...anything will settle.

In other words, there is no wrong way to do it, or better way, or way that will make the best beer...they all work...the choice is what will work the best for you. That's how you develop you own unique brewing process. By trying all ways and deciding what works best for you.

What I do with my IC, is chill the wort, then I lean the bottom of my autosiphon about two coils up from the bottom on the metal of the siphon. That rests it above most of the break material and trub, then I rack it to the fermenter until I'm down to that and carefully lower the siphon down into the gunk, just trying to get as much of the wort as possible without letting in the hops and break matter.

But pretty much up until I got my immersion chiller I just dumped for the majority of my batches. And I still managed to do well in contests...

I find that long primaries render my beer just as clear, and crisp tasting regardless of whether I dumped it all in or not....so I just do what works for me.....

Thanks mate, that's great advice. I'm down under here in Victoria. Just starting out. Is using an ice bath for the time being alright? I will have to dump due to lack of IC.