
BeaverBarber wrote:You can't argue with results, but is all of this necessary? Can you not ferment and then leave the trub in the bottom of the fermenter when transferring to the keg? Is there an advantage to fermenting with no hot break?![]()

sweetcell wrote:BeaverBarber wrote:You can't argue with results, but is all of this necessary? Can you not ferment and then leave the trub in the bottom of the fermenter when transferring to the keg? Is there an advantage to fermenting with no hot break?![]()
excellent question. in an attempt to leave the cold break behind, i tried whirpooling for the first time today... failed miserably. i need to know if this is really worth it before going through that again...

brewinhard wrote:yeast will use some of these proteins during their growth phase (minimal amounts)
brewinhard wrote:I think I remember Tasty saying he used to use his hopback filled with rice hulls to filter out the trub
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Ozwald wrote:This is 90% of the reason I've got a Hop Rocket on my list of upgrades. I just got my big kettle in today, the whirlpool arm is installed & I decided that between a built-in whirlpool and a dual purpose hopback, I took the Hop Blocker off the list.

BeaverBarber wrote:Thanks all. I think I'll just hook up the hopback on the cold side of the counterflow and see how things come out. It's only a little more work, and I'll filter with whole hops. I've never had much luck with light lagers. I'll give it a shot this weekend on a light lager and see what happens. Thanks again
Mike
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