How important is it to filter from kettle to fermentation?

[kh54s10]

70+ batches? No way you can drink all that on your own. I'll PM you my address so you can offload

I don't drink all of it, just most of it. This is also over a 4 year timespan.

Bazooka tube does it for me, my reasoning is that I want as much beer as I can get for my efforts and the debris in the FV take some space and I waste more when draining out to the bottling bucket.

I bag my hops so I don't get much debris in the FV. I lose less than a full bottle of beer when finished siphoning. I would say you lose the same amount that doesn't get in the fermenter in the first place.

 

[jaydlaw]

I don't, I'm new but I feel that the stuff from being is beneficial and filtering it off may lower your og. I don't have any proof but, in not looking for the clearest beer I can make, just the most flavorful one. I do either filter when transferring to bottling bucket or at least make sure that I don't pick up the crap at the bottom. Irish sorry works for clarity fwiw.

 

[TycoRossBrewing]

I don't, I'm new but I feel that the stuff from being is beneficial and filtering it off may lower your og. I don't have any proof but, in not looking for the clearest beer I can make, just the most flavorful one. I do either filter when transferring to bottling bucket or at least make sure that I don't pick up the crap at the bottom. Irish sorry works for clarity fwiw.

Filtering the beer will not change the gravity. And that whole filter before bottling bit, that can oxidize the beer and negatively influence shelf life as well as the flavor of the beer.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

I try to use my 9" funnel with a filter screen. But it usually gets clogged right away. Is there a better way to filter? Usually I just ditch the funnel filter and pour the kettle straight in.

How necessary is it to filter?

I usually keep the beer in primary fermentation for 4 weeks.
Thanks,
Lorne

I dump just about everything into my primary. No issues when it comes to the small scale brewing that most of us enjoy. I use an immersion chiller, so I don't have to worry about clogging anything up. When using whole leaf, I use a large stainless hop spider in the kettle. Lesson learned.

If you're gonna dump it all in, just make sure you have a large enough bucket or carboy to make life easier when you eventually transfer.

As for secondaries, I like to store my starsan in one. Best use I've found so far...

 

[TycoRossBrewing]

Basic Brewing did a experiment with one batch getting everything dumped including hop matter and the other nice clean wort off the top. End results showed better clarity and fermentation with all that trub and hop debris. I want to say with the triangle test they couldn't tell flavor wise just visual between the two. Feel this is one of those myths that come with brewing that everyone just follows and never questions. With that being said do what works for you, relax and have a homebrew!!

Thats really peculiar. I did the same test a few months back...with four different batches and got the opposite results. The filtered batch did take a few extra days to attenuate, but it was much clearer with a slightly lighter body. Futhermore, the batches that had been filtered had a greater yeild of about 36 ozs.

And to add to the whole vorlaufing bit, thats only if you arent using a BIAB set up. If you are using a BIAB, which you really should be, then you are good to go. If you arent using BIAB then vorlaufing is on point.

 

[jaydlaw]

Filtering the beer will not change the gravity. And that whole filter before bottling bit, that can oxidize the beer and negatively influence shelf life as well as the flavor of the beer.

I understand and it would depend on the filtering method. That being said, a muslin bag over the intake of my siphon will stop it from getting clogged, and still allow a free flow of liquid. that's my plan for transferring from carboy to bottling bucket.

also, less wort means more water to top off at 5 gal, which would effect the gravity.

 

[deepbluegroove]

boil kettle into fermenter: I filter from with my bazooka stainless tube. Other than that I don't filter. I actually want some of the trub in the fermenter. I have read from the Brulosopher that fermentation with trub actually helps with clarity of the final beer.

fermenter to keg: when I keg some yeast and hops and trub from the fermenter makes it in, since I ferment in a bucket and it comes out of the spout on the bucket. But then I chill the keg. When I pull the first 1/2 pint most of the free sediment comes out. After that as long as I don't move the keg the beer is pretty clear. It gets clearer over time as well as the cold temps sink most of the free wheeling sediment.