Straining Wort into Primary Fermentation Bucket

[ktillman1]

Yeast is microscopic, and so you'd have to have a "strainer" with .5 micron "holes".

Some brewers will filter their brew (many brewers do) under co2 to avoid oxidation with a .5 micron filter. Oxygen is the death of beer after fermentation, so it should never be poured through a strainer once finished!

Yes this is what I should have added. Straining and filtering are two totally different things. If you just want to clear some yeast out of your final product I would suggest "cold crashing". Chill your secondary (or primary if you skip secondary) 35 degrees or so for a few days before kegging. I do this and it seems to clear out a lot of the yeast very little sediment in the bottom of the keg. If your bottling I would do some research as I'm not sure how it would effect the yeast for carbing.

 

[seriousbeef]

I like this guy.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280860229271?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

While I remember, how do you sanitize this for straining cooled wort? I've always thrown nylon bags out after 1 use, and although I'm extremely tempted, how do you clean the mesh right up to the plastic?

 

[ThatGeekGuy]

I received the strainer that jungatheart posted, fits my fermenting bucket perfectly. Though it's lightweight, it should last a long time with proper care. Looks easy to clean, just rinse and sanitize.

 

[dmashl]

i use this http://www.walmart.com/ip/Oneida-Oversink-Colander/15149549

 

[BrewingPrepper]

On my first batch which is fermenting now, I just used the auto siphon with a spray wort aerator no filtering at all. I might put some mesh on the end of my siphon though when I transfer to bottling bucket. Any thoughts on if this would harm the brew?

 

[seriousbeef]

I like this guy.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280860229271?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Regurgitating this thread, again, I would love to purchase this but really need to rack all your brains!

I have a 14" diameter fem, this strainer fits 12" which sucks.

Any ideas on what I could add to extend the diameter of the strainer by 2"?

 

[ncbrewer]

Regurgitating this thread, again, I would love to purchase this but really need to rack all your brains!

I have a 14" diameter fem, this strainer fits 12" which sucks.

Any ideas on what I could add to extend the diameter of the strainer by 2"?

Maybe set it on a large collander that fits the bucket.

 

[aaronacj]

I kinda made what you are looking for, cost me about 8-10 bucks.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/false-bottom-i-made-379203/#post4757463

 

[jungatheart]

You could sit it on two dowels that are sitting on your fermenter.