First Ipa with Pellets

[Akavango]

I finished my first IPA with pellets, Now about a 3 hours later I can see a large layer of sediments in the bottom of the bucket.

I had read that it was fine to dump the content of the kettle in the fermentation bucket which i did. I did removed some of the sludge before dumping.
It is going to go down? What would be the best way to deal with that layer of sediments?

 

[Rivenin]

after a few weeks it'll all compact down, so no worries there. just ride it out! once it's all done it'll prolly be 1/2 that height. you're good to go!

 

[justins2582]

You're good. I never filter out the hops and have ended up with award winning beers. The hop trub and yeast sediment will compact and when you transfer, will all be left behind.

 

[brewnz]

You should be fine. I had the same issue when I dumped everything from the kettle into the fermenter - mine compacted down to about half of what it was in just over a week. If it's still an issue after a couple of weeks try cold crashing it which I've done also with great success.

 

[Akavango]

Thanks you all, that is what i was hoping to read.

 

[Hammy71]

I use carboys and that happens every brew. I doubt the sediment is as thick as it looks. With the carboys it 'sticks' to the glass and it is sort of a 'bowl' of gunk. Like the others have stated. It'll pack down just fine.

 

[Akavango]

Is it possible to clean the yeast with this much sediment?

 

[Hammy71]

Sure.

 

[heckler73]

I finished my first IPA with pellets, Now about a 3 hours later I can see a large layer of sediments in the bottom of the bucket.

I had read that it was fine to dump the content of the kettle in the fermentation bucket which i did. ?

I wish I'd read that earlier. My first pellet brew clogged up my spaghetti strainer 8 or so times during the transfer to primary.