The Great Trub Exbeeriment

[jivex5k]

http://brulosophy.com/2014/06/02/the-gr ... ts-are-in/

Awesome article, very detailed and interesting. Seems like the opposite of what I'd expect, apparently dumping the kettle trub into the fermenter results in a crisper and clearer beer. It also lowers isoamyl acetate (banana) and ethyl acetate (nail polish remover) esters.

[jimjohson]

Yeah I'm one of the lazy ones. Been just putting it all in the fermenter from the start but I put my hops in a nylon bag I'm sure some gets thru but I never saw any green in the cake when harvesting

[DaYooper]

Nice to know my laziness has paid off! Being pretty frugal and always having my hops in bags or a spider (and not wanting to clean additional equipment after a long brerw day), I usually just dump the pot especially if I have a secondary planned.

[mashani]

When I do a BIAB these days, I just dump most of it in too. Because I don't rack it, I literally do pour it right into the fermenter and only leave behind the little bit that gets left on the side of the pot. I've never had a problem with it. It helps to aerate the wort too.

So hurray! Except for when I'm making a beer where I want more Banana, now I know to try to keep those ones cleaner LOL.

[Crazy Climber]

Basic Brewing Radio had a podcast where they did a similar experiment (in associate with BYO Magazine, I believe) and got the same, "contrarian" results: more trub = clearer, cleaner-tasting finished product.

[gwcr]

Interesting read. Guess I don't need to be quite so anal when I rack to the ol' bucket. No more whirlpool attempts for me!

[Dawg LB Steve]

Interesting read. Guess I don't need to be quite so anal when I rack to the ol' bucket. No more whirlpool attempts for me!

Tried the whirlpool thing once, didn't work for me. Resorted to straining the last 1/2 gallon or so through sanitized 5 gal paint strainer bag.

[gwcr]

I never had consistent luck with the whirlpool either. Maybe once or twice, but for the most part I didn't get a good cone. I've been using my auto siphon and running that through a sanitized strainer.