Thundernick
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Hello,
I made my first IPA today. When you move it from the boiling pot to the primary fermenter, do you transfer the trub with it or do you leave it behind? I tried to siphon to leave it behind (since there was a lot), and my 4 gallons from my boil turned into a little over 3 in the bucket. I even put the trub through a strainer to try and squeeze the liquid out. I ended up topping it off with water to reach 5 gallons and it's only 1.070 as the OG. From the recipe it was supposed to be closer to 1.080.
Should I add any sugar or anything to it? I used safale us-05 for the yeast. In the future should I leave the trub in it when I transfer it? I still have 2 oz of simcoe hops for in a couple days from now.
Thanks,
Nick
I made my first IPA today. When you move it from the boiling pot to the primary fermenter, do you transfer the trub with it or do you leave it behind? I tried to siphon to leave it behind (since there was a lot), and my 4 gallons from my boil turned into a little over 3 in the bucket. I even put the trub through a strainer to try and squeeze the liquid out. I ended up topping it off with water to reach 5 gallons and it's only 1.070 as the OG. From the recipe it was supposed to be closer to 1.080.
Should I add any sugar or anything to it? I used safale us-05 for the yeast. In the future should I leave the trub in it when I transfer it? I still have 2 oz of simcoe hops for in a couple days from now.
Thanks,
Nick