The Trub Remover 3000 - aka "how I leave trub behind"

[stevenenglund]

I am a 5 gallon (finished beer) brewer who is also a cheapo, so when it comes time to bottling or kegging, I often sucked up a little too much trub in an effort to "get all the beer." But after too much yeasty brew, I've begun to be an adult and leave the trub behind.

So I recently made the Trub Remover 3000, which is a piece of solid tubing with some tiny holes in it, a couple inches from the plugged end. Then it fits into my pump/siphon and perfectly pulls beer from just above the trub line. I was thinking I could make 2 or 3 more, with the little holes at various heights so that I could use one appropriate for the amount of crap in any particular carboy's batch. The pics show my CDA being pulled from my carboy to my keg. A slight tilt at the end got the last bit of beer out.

Anyway, I've only done two beers with this thing and both have came out great. It's a cheap and easy fix.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Back around 2017, when the NB forums were much more active, there were a couple of brewers who mentioned using a tilted stand when they were transferring / bottling.

 

[KeizerBrewr]

That's an awesome hack! Also, glad to see another Willamette Valley dweller on here.

 

[stevenenglund]

@BrewnWKopperKat That's a good idea. I've been toying with the idea of making a small wood wedge out of scraps, so that I can shim my carboy as needed.

@KeizerBrewr Thanks! Nice to meet you! We get that fine PNW water =)

 

[cmac62]

I've used the floating dip tubes when transferring and that takes the clear beer from the top, you stop when it gets near the trub.