First batch

[YukonLT]

Hey guys, had my first brew day today and was a blast! Quick question though. When I transferred to the fermenter, I tried to get as much of the trub out as I could but it was a real pain. Also, just poured the yeast into the carboy and put the airlock on, no stirring or anything. This is what my fermenter looks like after 4 hours. Is there too much trub in there? Could I siphon it to another fermenter?

 

[schiersteinbrewing]

It's fine, my first few batches I poured the entire contents of the kettle into the fermenter. They turned out fine. A racking cane or valve on your kettle will help reduce the amount of trub that makes it into your fermenter.

 

[Dynachrome]

You are fine.

Did you use dry, re-hydrate dry, or use liquid yeast?

 

[YukonLT]

I used dry US-05...

 

[Dynachrome]

I used dry US-05...

It will take a little longer for the yeast to get going. No big deal though.

 

[k_mcarthur]

Recently I haven't been trying at all to separate trub. I just dump kettle into fermenting bucket after cooling. I haven't noticed any detriment to taste or clarity.

 

[erbo]

I just pour it through a strainer and into bucket... But you'll be fine.

You may want to consider cold crashing if you can.. Before bottling.

 

[YukonLT]

I just pour it through a strainer and into bucket... But you'll be fine.

You may want to consider cold crashing if you can.. Before bottling.

I was pouring through a strainer, but it kept clogging up. I'm thinking of whirl pooling the next batch and siphoning to the fermenter. This batch had 4 separate hop additions so there was a lot of hop matter in there. I wonder if I should have used hop bags instead.

Also, from the look of my carboy I seemed to have boiled off more than a gallon I'm thinking. Maybe I should start with 6.5 gallons on my next boil?

 

[hellawaits77]

I just pour it through a strainer and into bucket... But you'll be fine.

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I was pouring through a strainer,

I thought I was the only one. Respect.

OP - you're fine. Good luck with the rest of your first brew process!