Suck trub from above

[dude1]

I'd like to try a brewing procedure that would widely replicate the Brew-in-a-conical system but in a flat kettle that has no spigot.

For this, I need a way to suck out the trub without losing too much beer, like a "vacuum cleaner for trub".

The idea would be BIAB batches where I would get rid of the trub maybe once after primary and, most of all, once before packaging and be able to conduct the entire brewing process in one vessel without investing in the relatively pricey Brew-in-a-conical.

Is there a specific hose end for this or would you say being careful should be enough?

Thanks

 

[BigJoeBrew]

Would this be the opposite of a auto siphon? Instead of removing the wort/beer from the trub. You want to suck the trub out from under the beer? What would the objective be?

 

[PsychoBiter]

I would think unless you are brewing a really clear style, you wouldn't be able to see what you are sucking up with a tube and just guessing as to if you got all the trub? But I'm not really sure why you want to get all the trub out unless you going to try to bottle from this kettle/fermenter...are you? I don't see how you could unless you added a spigot or started a syphon for each bottle with a auto syphon. That would be a big pain I think.

I wouldn't worry about trub unless you are planning on lagering in this contraption.

I think it will be more work than its worth. You will also need a way to seal your kettle to keep the unwanted stuff our of you beer while fermenting.

 

[RM-MN]

I'd like to try a brewing procedure that would widely replicate the Brew-in-a-conical system but in a flat kettle that has no spigot.

For this, I need a way to suck out the trub without losing too much beer, like a "vacuum cleaner for trub".

The idea would be BIAB batches where I would get rid of the trub maybe once after primary and, most of all, once before packaging and be able to conduct the entire brewing process in one vessel without investing in the relatively pricey Brew-in-a-conical.

Is there a specific hose end for this or would you say being careful should be enough?

Thanks

While you are at this why not try to reinvent the wheel.

Experiments say that the trub is beneficial to the fermentation or at least neutral. Brew your beer, ferment it in a bucket long enough for the trub to settle and compact a bit. Carefully siphon it into a bottling bucket and let that sit for half an hour and most of what you accidentally picked up with the siphon will settle out. Bottle until there is just a little left in the bottling bucket and nearly all the trub will be left behind.

 

[wilserbrewer]

The trub will most likely not suck clean from the bottom of the kettle and you will likely remove a lot of beer as your trying to suck the trub out of the vessel.

Just let the trub settle and carefully rack off or bottle when fermentation is complete all in one kettle / vessel.

I keg and ferment in my kettle without issue.

If your bottleing, just prime carefully and stir very carefully to not disturb the trub. Perhaps give the priming solution 30-60 minutes to “diffuse” into the beer.

Bottle with a racking cane above the trub line.

 

[jalc6927]

Ditto

Trub is not all bad, it’s where the beer came from