Will cold break be filtered by a mesh?

[moors]

What if I used my 300μ hop basket to filter the chilled wort from the boil kettle to the fermenter? Would the mesh catch the cold break trub? Or is the trub loosely coagulated, so it'll simply break up in the mesh and pass through?

It would be a simple affair to hang the hop basket in the mouth of the fermenter and drain the kettle through the basket.

 

[kombat]

I assume it would capture the break material and eventually clog up. Of course, ensure you sanitize it properly first.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Yea, break material can be very difficult to filter....a mesh strainer typically clogs solid after a very small percentage of the batch.

 

[kombat]

In my experience, nothing beats a good whirlpool.

 

[theDREWery]

Definitely dig the whirlpool, mix-stir drill and just siphon from the side. :rockin:

 

[Toga]

I pour my wort from the kettle through a mesh strainer to strain out the hops. You may have seen me do this at a few brew days . Some of the hot break material gets caught in with the hop sludge, and some just ends up getting mixed in the wort. The strainer does get clogged up pretty well and I end up having to swirl it up to get it to finish draining. The mesh you are using is a bit finer and may result in more hot break material getting caught up in the hop sludge. It also may end up being a total pain in the arse and get clogged up way faster. Let me know how it works out.

 

[wilserbrewer]

It also may end up being a total pain in the arse and get clogged up way faster.

For this reason I choose to let gravity separate the break in the fermenter effortlessly.

The lazy mans method works great for me

 

[Jwin]

http://brulosophy.com/2014/06/02/the-great-trub-exbeeriment-results-are-in/

http://brulosophy.com/2015/03/22/the-impact-of-kettle-trub-part-2-exbeeriment-results/

After reading the above, I use a huge bag from brewhardware to filter my hops and dump the rest in with the wort. Clear delicious beer has been known to result from such actions.

 

[cubalz]

For this reason I choose to let gravity separate the break in the fermenter effortlessly.

The lazy mans method works great for me

I agree 100%. In this instance, time and gravity takes care of it with no intervention.