masterjw
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Hello everyone. My friend and I have our first batch sitting in primary right now, about ready for secondary. I haven't checked the gravity yet, but active fermentation has slowed to a crawl. So far though everything seems to be going well.
I do have one question though. When we poured our wort into the carboy, we used a funnel with a strainer. Halfway through pouring the strainer shifted, and we ended up with a lot of wort 'sludge' in the fermenter. I'm not sure if that's a problem, or if maybe I shouldn't have used the strainer in the first place.
So what say you experienced brewers? Is this normal practice, or have I done something wrong? Can I expect off flavors from said 'sludge', or can I look forward to a nice drinkable beer? If it's not perfect, no worries. I'm just glad to learn from it before I do then next batch. This really seems to be a kickass hobby, and I think it's going to stick, so I might as well learn how to do it right!
I do have one question though. When we poured our wort into the carboy, we used a funnel with a strainer. Halfway through pouring the strainer shifted, and we ended up with a lot of wort 'sludge' in the fermenter. I'm not sure if that's a problem, or if maybe I shouldn't have used the strainer in the first place.
So what say you experienced brewers? Is this normal practice, or have I done something wrong? Can I expect off flavors from said 'sludge', or can I look forward to a nice drinkable beer? If it's not perfect, no worries. I'm just glad to learn from it before I do then next batch. This really seems to be a kickass hobby, and I think it's going to stick, so I might as well learn how to do it right!