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Tonymaud
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Username: Tonymaud
Post Number: 115
Registered: 11-2008
Posted From: 151.190.254.108
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 05:09 pm: | 
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On the last couple recipes I've made I have had no luck with getting my trub to settle into a nice cone after whirlpooling. I used pellet hops and I used Whirfloc tabs in the last 15 minutes of the boil, cooled with an immersion chiller and gently stirred while it was cooling. Once it's cooled, I remove the chiller and give it another stir to get the whirlpool going. I then let it set for 10 or 15 minutes. I never get the nice compact cone of break material and hops I hear other people speak of. It just settles to the bottom of the kettle and it's hard to siphon the wort from the side without getting a bunch of the trub. Am I not letting it settle long enough? What am I doing wrong? |
Tom Gardner
Senior Member
Username: Tom
Post Number: 1175
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 162.119.238.163
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 06:34 pm: |
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Stir faster. |
Tonymaud
Member
Username: Tonymaud
Post Number: 116
Registered: 11-2008
Posted From: 151.190.254.108
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:34 pm: |
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I was stirring fast enough to get a vortex going, but I didn't want to introduce too much oxygen |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 6802
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 74.83.191.159
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:50 pm: |
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Do you have a drain valve? |
Tonymaud
Member
Username: Tonymaud
Post Number: 117
Registered: 11-2008
Posted From: 151.190.254.108
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:02 pm: |
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No, I haven't installed one yet. I'm using a racking cane to siphon right now. |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 6803
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 74.83.191.159
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:11 pm: |
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Valve couplings can interupt the flow needed to form cones. |
Hophead
Senior Member
Username: Hophead
Post Number: 2874
Registered: 03-2002
Posted From: 167.4.1.41
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:22 pm: |
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I assume the gentle stirring with immersion cooler is to help it cool faster?
After the wort is cooled, and the chiller is removed, you want to stir it very hard. You're going to oxygenate the wort in the fermenter after transfer so why would you be worried about introducing O2 for the whirlpool??
Stir like crazy then let it sit for 10 min, and put the racking cane all the way to the side when transferring. Good luck! |
TappedOut
Junior Member
Username: Tappedout
Post Number: 47
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 205.175.225.22
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 03:47 pm: |
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Depends, too, on what you mean by "nice, compact, cone." Don't expect it to look like a volcano cone in the bottom of your kettle, unless you live near flat volcanos. Mine is definitely higher in the middle, but it does extend out to the edges. So, yes, some trub does make it in the fermenter, but it's better than without. Your procedure sounds pretty much like mine.
On a side note, stirring w/ IM chilling helps it cool A LOT faster. It's basically the manual version of Jamil's approach. |
Tex Brewer
Intermediate Member
Username: Texbrewer
Post Number: 481
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 216.203.59.252
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 05:55 pm: |
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You might want to try Super Moss, which supposedly is much better than Whirlfloc in making a settleable break. Could help your cinder cone formation. http://www.fivestarchemicals.com/tech/supermoss.pdf |
Tonymaud
Member
Username: Tonymaud
Post Number: 118
Registered: 11-2008
Posted From: 151.190.254.108
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 07:49 pm: |
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Yes, I'm stirring with the immersion chiller to help it cool faster, and certainly makes it cool much faster.
I was worried about hot side aeration before it was cooled, but good point, once it's cooled there is no need to worry about that any longer and I can just kick it up and get a good cyclone going.
Thanks for the advice |
Connie
Senior Member
Username: Connie
Post Number: 1466
Registered: 10-2000
Posted From: 76.17.52.96
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 06:01 pm: |
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I noticed this clip shows a whirlpool...take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MidUa2M33oY&feature=related |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 3824
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 66.32.150.133
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 03:25 pm: |
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I thought Whirlflock was supposed to be added 5 min before KO? |
Tex Brewer
Intermediate Member
Username: Texbrewer
Post Number: 484
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 70.249.35.222
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 07:20 pm: |
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I have seen everything from 20 minute boil to 15 min. to 5 min. to add to the whirlpool. I cannot find a definitive answer and would welcome someone who knows for sure, or who has tested various times. A few postings I've read suggest that 5 min. gives the best results, but others say it makes no difference. |
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