hop sediment

[phish2160]

When I brew I generally let the hot break and hops settle toward the bottom and siphon off the top out of my kettle into the fermentor. I always seem to get a good amount of the crap in my fermentor in order to get five gallons. I have unsuccessfully tried the whirpool technique. Thinking about bagging my hops in muslin bags. Any tips?

 

[hopheaded]

I always just pour the kettle through a funnel with a really fine mesh screen. it stops everything, but therefore requires a slow pour and constantly shoving blocking hops out of the way in order for liquid to flow through. i get a really clear finished produce in my fermenter. Works for pellet and whole leaf hops. check you lhbs for the screen and funnel, thats where i got mine.

 

[gstrawn]

I just dump it all but I understand if that's not your cup of tea

 

[Calichusetts]

I use a higher gauge mesh strainer and pour my wort from the boil through it into my chill pot...then I use a finer gauge strainer to transfer the cooled wort to my fermenter...I do one gallon batches so this is no real issue for me. Really has helped to remove some "gunk." I also found that when i transfer to my fermenter, I dont have any real blockage in the strainer until the very last 10%

 

[LordUlrich]

The simplest solution is do a bigger boil. I get 5 in the keg, 5.75 into the fermenter, 6.5 post boil volume and ~8 gal pre-boil. I always transfer to get the clearest beer possible, if that means leaving behind a half gallon so be it, quality over quantity.

 

[Porsche914]

I also strain while pouring the wort into the fermenter. The resulting beers are clearer and the fermentation seems to kick off sooner.

 

[C-Rider]

The pro that painted my house used these paint strainers. They fit right in/on a 5 gallon bucket. If you ferment in a bucket this is an easy way to strain.