I was reading this thread about trub, and thought i would document a method i have recently tried.
I would like to point out that i am not saying this is a good or bad method, or that it is better than others. It came about because i bought a hop strainer that can sit in the boil (instead of a BIAB bag, which is just as good i might add).
I wanted to try zero minute hop additions, but this pot is too small for all the hops on the schedule and would overflow into the kettle, so i thought what can i do? Well as i already drain hot wort into a cube, i could try something similar to hopbacks/randalls etc. and just drain the hot wort through this "hoptainer" into the cube. So i placed my funnel in the cube placed a BIAB bag over the funnel (to catch any escaping hops) and placed the hoptainer in the bag.
Because i always Irish moss 15 mins prior here is where i would normally stop the flow.
However, i thought at the time (similar to Bobbrews method) just chuck it all in, who cares? and here is my kettle trub now.
and how it looks at the filter end, unfortunately on this brew the flow was too great and it overflowed. On other brews i have managed to contain the majority of the trub in the hoptainer.
and what goes into the bin, not the cube
So with this method i think you could achieve a half way house between stopping the flow before trub starts, and dumping the whole lot in. So what does it achieve? probably not that much, i do end up with more beer from the same recipe, and i have to wash an extra item (funnel). I guess it may appeal to those who dislike trub & buffer losses, but also dislike trub in the fermenter. I also, dont think it will remove all trub, just the majority. YMMV
zero kettle trub & buffer?
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. I never use whole hops so don't know anything about them trub-wise. Do you need the funnel and the bag or could you just use the bag? I'm guessing if you only use the bag it clogs up or something.
