Giant Trub

[cyanmonkey]

Did my first All Grain yesterday, Saison de Noel from Northern Brewer. Went great, 72% efficiency, blah blah blah.

Looked at it this morning and the trub takes up a third of the carboy (at least that's how it feels).

Tell me this is going to settle out.

 

[jwelch1103]

It should compact down quite a bit, hard to say exactly how much but I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up slightly less than half of its present size.

 

[cyanmonkey]

I hope so. I've just never seen it that big, but I've only ever done extracts.

 

[misterkidd]

I'm fairly relaxed about the size of that trub with a biab. No problemo.

 

[cyanmonkey]

I'm fairly relaxed about the size of that trub with a biab. No problemo.

Why's that?

 

[cyanmonkey]

Whys that? What would BIAB have to with it?

 

[Mike_kever_kombi]

BIAB in generally a finer crush, hence more particulates making it into fermenter.

Give gravity a couple weeks and it will compact out nicely

 

[RM-MN]

I hope so. I've just never seen it that big, but I've only ever done extracts.

When you do extracts a bunch of the break material has already been settled. What you are seeing is mostly cold break and it likely will compact done to about 1/2 inch layer with the yeast on top when the ferment is over. Nothing to worry about. That break is a little bit of protein suspended in a lot of wort so it looks much bigger than it really is.

 

[theonetrueruss]

Of course while it ferments it will be a swirling mass of mess. It will settle out though. What you are seeing is not really strange and is in no way a problem.

 

[cyanmonkey]

I guess I'm not concerned how it will turn out, I just don't want to lose that much brew. Thanks, guys!