people who use no hop bag, how do transfer from kettle to primary?

[stoneman]

I place a stainless steel colander on top of the kettle when it starts to boil and add my hops into it. I started doing this after my auto siphon got plugged full of hop.

 

[bashe]

I use this Amazon.com: King Kooker 30PKSP 30-Quart Aluminum Stock Pot: Home & Garden and just open the spicket and drain it into my carboy.

 

[humann_brewing]

I like the big funnel with strainer method to keep at least some of the larger pieces out of the primary.

 

[Coastarine]

Nobody has mentioned bobby_M's hop strainer? I have a 15gal kettle and I transfer through a CFC. I just dump my hops in, put the strainer in for the last 5mins to sanitize it, then put the pickup tube to my CFC inside the strainer.

 

[johnnyc]

I like the big funnel with strainer method to keep at least some of the larger pieces out of the primary.

That's my step two. I first filter into a bucket through a filter bag and use the marks on the bucket to top off to 5 gallons. I then use a funnel with a filter into a carboy and get great foam like yours.

 

[Pangea]

I dont mess with strainers. I whirlpool then let sit for 10 minutes covered. Then gravity drain to CFC to carboy - my 15 gal keggle has a side drain just off the bottom. Never clogs. I also use pellet hops. All the sediment settles at the bottom after whirlpooling. There is usually very little if any sediment or trub carried to the carboy.

 

[Tonedef131]

Let it settle then rack from the top down.

 

[Zen_Brew]

I like the big funnel with strainer method to keep at least some of the larger pieces out of the primary.

Hey Human.
Is that the OXO 8" double mesh SS strainer? I've been looking to upgrade from a cheaper strainer and that looks like the OXO I got my eye on. How is it for catching finer particles?

 

[purechaos]

I did something similar to bobbym but didnt sew the edges i just rolled or folded them over several times and crimped with my pliers. i made it into a triangle and it has an envelope inside were their is head space. it looks something like this.

it is not flat, but creates almost an elongated U that catches most of the hops above the pickup tube. if i have a chance i will post a pic if you are interested

 

[michaelm]

Biermuncher has a technique where he has a paint strainer bag wrapped around his immersion chiller & siphons from inside of that. I thought that was a great idea.

This is what I do now.... unbelievably simple and effective and no extra equipment that may fail melt or generally screw up LOL just soak your strainer bag in sanitizer while boiling, chill the wort with the IC, pull IC and put IC into bag, return to kettle and siphon from the pretty pool thats left in the middle....

If you're using a bucket as your primary you can use a paint strainer bag from Lowes/HD. They stretch over the bucket opening and you can pour straight from the kettle into the bucket and just lift out the filter bag. Good for aeration too.

When I run outta carboys and use a bucket this is what I do....

 

[pericles]

Carefully.

 

[boydak]

During Ice bath I use a strainer and dip most of it out. Pour the rest through the strainer into the primary.

 

[murphyslaw]

If you're using a bucket as your primary you can use a paint strainer bag from Lowes/HD. They stretch over the bucket opening and you can pour straight from the kettle into the bucket and just lift out the filter bag. Good for aeration too.

Do you have to sanitize the paint bag first?

 

[michaelm]

Do you have to sanitize the paint bag first?

yea just keep it soaking in sanitizer until ready to use

 

[johnnyc]

Sanitize it for sure, I just leave it in my sanitizer bucket the day of. The nice thing is that they're nylon so you can rinse them out and use them over and over. Only about $3 for two of them anyway.

 

[FailureDrill]

I did something similar to bobbym but didnt sew the edges i just rolled or folded them over several times and crimped with my pliers. i made it into a triangle and it has an envelope inside were their is head space. it looks something like this.

it is not flat, but creates almost an elongated U that catches most of the hops above the pickup tube. if i have a chance i will post a pic if you are interested

If you could post a pic of this that would be awesome.

Thanks, Tag