Straining the wort Good idea????

[BRUbaker]

For what reasons i had i strained my wort through a 200 micron sieve on brew day. It's the sieve i use from my honey extraction.

OG was 1.080. Going into the secondary SG was 1.024. I just bottled it and the FG was 1.022. i've never seen a clearer beer! ('Monk's Blood' clone btw). There was sediment on the bottom of the secondary; yeast only and very, very little. I thought it should attenuate more but it's gone pretty far as it is.


Is this really a good idea?

Thanks

 

[msa8967]

I have only used a double cross mesh strainer to help remove hop pieces from my brew and I have never had any problems with my beer from doing that.

 

[b-boy]

I usually strain my wort when I'm kegging. Gets rid of the hop particles. Never had a problem.

 

[tgmartin000]

Not a problem, but it's kinda a pia. It was for me, at least. I use a hop bag.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I strain with a sanitized 5 gallon paint strainer bag as I pour into my Ale Pail. I don't notice any different in flavor or clarity in the final product from batches I haven't strained, but I want more room for beer in my fermentor and it makes it easier to wash my yeast.

 

[petey_c]

+1 to OClairBrew. I use a similar paint strainer bag to improve the clarity. It does a good job, probably not as good as your 200µ sieve, but I noticed the difference. Results got better when I started using Whirlfloc tabs as well.

 

[BronxBrew]

My funnel I use has a strainer that snaps in. It not only helps with partials but also with adding airiation to the wort.

 

[TimpanogosSlim]

My funnel I use has a strainer that snaps in. It not only helps with partials but also with adding airiation to the wort.

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But mine always clogs with sediment about 2 gallons in.

 

[BronxBrew]

This.

But mine always clogs with sediment about 2 gallons in.

I've since went with a hops bag and it makes it better.

 

[BRUbaker]

I see. I'll look into getting a hops bag then. I used to use the grain bag for my hops but then i noticed all the hops that passed through it. That's why i used that sieve. I do believe the aeration was better with it. I'll experiment with both maybe.

Thanks everyone.

 

[TimpanogosSlim]

I've since went with a hops bag and it makes it better.

Yeah, i'm considering building a hop spider out of a wok ring, some lengths of copper wire, and a 5 gallon paint strainer bag.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

I strain my wort through a cheese cloth when it goes into the fermentor and it also lines my bottling bucket when I bottle. I love the results.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

My brew kit came with a nice big mesh strainer that sits perfectly on a fermenting bucket and makes straining hops after a boil easy assuming they are full hops and not pellets.