Corny primary yeast and trub

[Madmannvan]

If I use one of my kegs to do my primary, when I transfer to secondary can I just push all the yeast and trub out into a bucket until the beer runs clear. Then attach to the out on the receiving keg? Or do I have to shorten the dip tube?

 

[DemonsRun]

You can do either, or both. I use Kegs for Primary and use shortened Tubes for fermenting. When I transfer to a serving keg from Primary there is still a bit of Trub to dump before attaching to the serving keg.

Just skip secondary.

 

[crane]

I use corny and sanke kegs for fermenting. Have yet to cut a dip tube. I just push some into a bucket until it runs clear and then push into the serving keg.

 

[McKnuckle]

Perhaps a dumb question... but why not just push out the trub, then leave the clear beer in the same keg? Why use a separate serving keg at all?

 

[beersk]

I would recommend against cutting any diptubes. I've done this and regretted it. Now I just bend them up so they sit a couple inches off the bottom when I ferment in kegs. Push with co2 to the serving keg.

McKnuckle, because not all the yeast and trub will get pushed out. There will be a divot created in which the clear beer will start to flow leaving a bunch of yeast and trub in there still.

 

[Madmannvan]

Will all the trub and yeast pass through the popet or should I take it out completely?

 

[crane]

I've never had any issues with a clogged popet, but I also filter all of my hop material with a hop spider.