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Date: 04 Jul 2006 10:15:09
From: John F
Subject: Keggle drain
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Newbie questions:
I've looked at several options for draining the gallon or so of wort
that sits in the concave portion of a converted keg kettle.
My question is rather than building a screen or manifold and siphon it
could I just drain the last gal. by tipping and straining in a
colander?
It seems so simple that there must be something wrong with it.......
As a related question, as I'm reading about whirlpooling and looking at
the care taken to get off the hop sludge I'm guessing that dumping
everything to the primary is a bad thing. Are those hops from the boil
"spent" at that point and would degrade the wort if they got
transferred?
If there is no problem with it I would just tip & drain (as is open
1/2" ball valve) and should some hop sludge transfer over not worry
about it.
I must be missing something simple.
John F
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Date: 05 Jul 2006 08:04:52
From:
Subject: Re: Keggle drain
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You could install a 'pickup' tube like the one pictured here:
http://brewiki.org/moin/wiki/moin.cgi/BrewPot
(3rd pic down).
Just make sure to whirlpool it good.
Jerry
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Date: 05 Jul 2006 14:34:01
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Keggle drain
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On 4 Jul 2006 10:15:09 -0700, <tripkings@gmail.com > wrote:
> Newbie questions:
>
> I've looked at several options for draining the gallon or so of wort
> that sits in the concave portion of a converted keg kettle.
>
> My question is rather than building a screen or manifold and siphon it
> could I just drain the last gal. by tipping and straining in a
> colander?
>
> It seems so simple that there must be something wrong with it.......
You could, but what is in that final gallon? Is it wort or is it trub
and break material?
> As a related question, as I'm reading about whirlpooling and looking at
> the care taken to get off the hop sludge I'm guessing that dumping
> everything to the primary is a bad thing. Are those hops from the boil
> "spent" at that point and would degrade the wort if they got
> transferred?
Yes, the hops are "spent" and don't really do any good in the fermenter.
There are also reasons, although nothing terribly critical, for not wanting
the break material in the fermenter. IMO, if you have an easy way of
leaving this stuff behind or straining it out, then do so. I wouldn't go
out of my way to put it all back in.
> If there is no problem with it I would just tip & drain (as is open
> 1/2" ball valve) and should some hop sludge transfer over not worry
> about it.
If you've got a significant amount of wort that you are leaving behind, then
go ahead. If the remainder is mostly trub then I wouldn't bother.
John.
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