waldzinator
Well-Known Member
So I did my first AG batch the other week, creating a semi-clone of Yooper's APA. My set up is a converted keggle HLT and BK and a 10gallon Tun with copper manifold. I set up the BK to have a side pickup so I could use my homebuilt immersion chiller and stir like a madman tg create a whirlpool effect. I got a decent whirlpool going, or so I thought, but 30 minutes later when I went to transfer to my carboy, I noticed the last 2 gallons or so had a lot of cloudiness. I didn't really check for a cone. I shut my valve off and took the reduction in volume to avoid sucking the junk into my carboy.
Here's my question(s):
Thanks for any help you can provide. I have an IPA coming up and I would like to avoid having to boil 8.5 gallons just to yield 5.5 gallons (factoring in above-mentioned wort loss).
Here's my question(s):
- Short of buying a pump, can I get an effective enough whirlpool by stirring?
- I quite frankly don't like leaving behind THAT MUCH wort! Does it really hurt anything to move it to the secondary (let's say leaving behind 1 gallon)?
Thanks for any help you can provide. I have an IPA coming up and I would like to avoid having to boil 8.5 gallons just to yield 5.5 gallons (factoring in above-mentioned wort loss).