Filtering from primary to secondary

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

When you got a pretty thick yeast cake and hops floating what do you guys use to "clean up" when transferring? Ive tried the double mesh strainer (did not work) and also a muslin bag on the end of my auto siphon (worked ok) but i want to hear what others do, thanks


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[prandlesc]

First, why are you planning on a secondary? Next use time, cold, or both. Wait a little longer (a week or two) and then cold crash if needed. A racking cane should leave most of the sediment, especially if you hold it up off the bottom.

 

[Yooper]

You definitely don't want to strain your beer at that point, unless you have a real filtering setup (pushing with c02 to avoid any air pick up or oxygenation). Oxygen or splashing will be the first thing to ruin a perfectly good beer.

I just use a racking cane, and that's all the specialty equipment that is needed. Careful racking from above the trub, and racking only clear beer, will ensure great results.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Okay thanks, i will just try to stay out of the sediment best i can. I was just wondering because the last beer i made kinda got a lot of sediment in them, just thought i could clear it up.

Kinda hard to tell from poor pic.


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[ccreel67]

That looks pretty clear. Are you getting a a ring of sediment in the bottom of the bottles? I try to keep the siphon off the bottom trub when racking to the bottling bucket and get pretty clear beer with a little sediment in the bottom of the bottles.

I hope to get a chest cooler for cold crashing soon.

 

[CanAusBrewer]

I think most of that will settle out in the bottle. Looks like a pretty clear beer though

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

It did settle nicely and its a tasty one, tried one yesterday


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