Ok. So I have been improving my process in the last batches but one thing bothers me slightly. Turb. I dont care about the turb in my fermenter per se. But i use 16L buckets, biab, and a 15L pot. This results in 14L of post boil wort making it into my fermenter. Of those, 2L are junk. This means i get 2 liters of beer less. For me this is a mild problem. I do not wish to buy extra equipment like a bigger pot or much to solve this. But i thought i might be able to do it or at least mitigate it with my current equipment.
I have two ideas but i wanted advice before going through with any.
1- sparge with a couple liters of water, boil them in an extra pot. Then put the 14L i get post boil + those 2 extra in a bucket after chilling. Let it sit overnight (8h?) to sediment and then siphon out the clear wort.
Pros: removes most of the turb, allows better yeast repitching.
Cons: would i be risking contamination? Would the turb sediment in 8h (after cooling to 28°C) or it needs more time? Would it help to put some towels and take it outside (5°C) overnight?
2- my biab bag has somewhat big holes on the bottom, not enough for filtering, but i can fold it and put its sides in a strainer. The sides have smaller pores. Then i could run the wort through this.
Pros: really easy to do
Cons: dont know how much this would remove, or if any. Could this damage my bag even if it says it can be boiled? For some reason i cant find paint strainers here where i live so thats a no-no. I could also use hop bags in a funnel.
3-sludge skimming. I dont bother to skim the brownish foam during boil. Should this be done if pellets are added or whould i be actually removing the hops? I also dont do a strong boil, i just let it sit at 100°C since my pot is so full its too easy to cause boilover.
So any comments would be highly appreciated. If i would manage to get even an extra liter of beer it would be great. Also repitching would save me considerable money.
I have two ideas but i wanted advice before going through with any.
1- sparge with a couple liters of water, boil them in an extra pot. Then put the 14L i get post boil + those 2 extra in a bucket after chilling. Let it sit overnight (8h?) to sediment and then siphon out the clear wort.
Pros: removes most of the turb, allows better yeast repitching.
Cons: would i be risking contamination? Would the turb sediment in 8h (after cooling to 28°C) or it needs more time? Would it help to put some towels and take it outside (5°C) overnight?
2- my biab bag has somewhat big holes on the bottom, not enough for filtering, but i can fold it and put its sides in a strainer. The sides have smaller pores. Then i could run the wort through this.
Pros: really easy to do
Cons: dont know how much this would remove, or if any. Could this damage my bag even if it says it can be boiled? For some reason i cant find paint strainers here where i live so thats a no-no. I could also use hop bags in a funnel.
3-sludge skimming. I dont bother to skim the brownish foam during boil. Should this be done if pellets are added or whould i be actually removing the hops? I also dont do a strong boil, i just let it sit at 100°C since my pot is so full its too easy to cause boilover.
So any comments would be highly appreciated. If i would manage to get even an extra liter of beer it would be great. Also repitching would save me considerable money.