So after 8 days of fermenting a 10 gallon batch, I have about 1 gallon of yeast sitting at the bottom of my conical. I used my 1-1/4" full port stainless ball valve to attempt to dump it all out, and upon opening, it came out quite fast with a lot of beer mixed in. I expected it to be more "sludgey."
My problem is that the yeast level is still almost at 1 gallon, and I have about 9.75 gallons of beer in the conical. It seemed like the yeast didn't come out near as much as the beer sorda sifting its way to the valve and out the bottom (quite quick I might add on a 1-1/4" valve).
My racking arm is about at the 0.5 gallon level, but inside I have a PET tube that goes down to the bottom where the yeast is.
So, here goes.
I cannot get the beer out through the racking arm since there is a tube that's stuck down in the yeast. Once this batch is out of there, I am going to make the racking tube inside at the 1.0 gallon level instead of near the bottom since that's where it looks like the yeast tops out.
Do I have to wait until the yeast sorda firms up more, so I can dump it more efficiently with less beer loss? Do you normally have this much beer loss with a dump valve when you drain the trub/yeast?
My problem is that the yeast level is still almost at 1 gallon, and I have about 9.75 gallons of beer in the conical. It seemed like the yeast didn't come out near as much as the beer sorda sifting its way to the valve and out the bottom (quite quick I might add on a 1-1/4" valve).
My racking arm is about at the 0.5 gallon level, but inside I have a PET tube that goes down to the bottom where the yeast is.
So, here goes.
I cannot get the beer out through the racking arm since there is a tube that's stuck down in the yeast. Once this batch is out of there, I am going to make the racking tube inside at the 1.0 gallon level instead of near the bottom since that's where it looks like the yeast tops out.
Do I have to wait until the yeast sorda firms up more, so I can dump it more efficiently with less beer loss? Do you normally have this much beer loss with a dump valve when you drain the trub/yeast?