Slow run off to fermenter

[ajf]

Just brewed an ESB.
I was in a hurry, so I decided to batch sparge instead of the normal fly sparge.
Mash and sparge went well. Collected 6.75g with an efficienct of 78%
Boil was uneventful with three additions of whole hops totalling 4.5 oz..

Hooked up the chiller to drain from the kettle spigot into fermenter, and only got a very slow dribble of wort into the fermenter.

That's when I noticed the kettle bottom still sitting on the counter.

It's been draining for 90 minutes so far, and I've still got about another gallon to collect.

-a.

 

[Orfy]

Not the first time, not the last time.

 

[david_42]

Do you have a small sieve that would fit over the inside inlet?

 

[ajf]

Just a brillo pad.

I back flushed the CFC to remove the hops in it. The remainder went through fairly quickly. I lost about 1/2g, but I picked up a great deal of hot break, most of which usually gets filtered out by the hops.

I'll make another batch this weekend, just in case this one doesn't come out right.

-a.

 

[Orfy]

It'll be fine. But still make another batch.

 

[ajf]

You think like I do.

-a.

 

[Orfy]

And don't forget the bottom!

 

[Mike & John]

Its still hot right? just dump it into a bucket, put the screen in, then boil for another 15 minutes and collect your wort as normal. I left the screen out once but I caught it before the start of the boil.

 

[ajf]

Thanls for the suggestion, but it's now bubbling happily away in the fermenter.

-a.