Was 2 cups sugar too much to sweeten my milk stout?
What is the strongest, fastest beer to make?
Is it okay to sell my beer for "tips"?
How many hop rhizomes are needed for root beer?
My first brew ever: Belgian sour cherry mocha lager.
If you really want that last pint of wort, strain away. There should be no oxydation issues with chilled sort. The main objective is to get the brew off the hop and protein sludge.
Definitely allways syphon beer to 2ndary. I like to syphon wort to primary as well so funnels aren't necessary.
The loss is minimal and may be considerred a sacrifice to the beer gods.
I give my ipa's about 6 weeks total (includes 2 weeks in bottle/keg) before serving. Iipa's get about 8-10 weeks until serving. Each recipe will be different. Experiment and sample along the way.
In an extract kit you will see the mentioned hop utilization and the requiment to cool down more wort. Get a chiller device ready as an ice bath won't work effectively.