I hate sediment! This batch brewed great. Everything perfect from mash to boil...right up until filling the fermenter.
Then all Hell broke loose. My new $20 strainer failed to strain the silt. So it hit the fine funnel screen and immediately clogged. The funnel overflowed, spilling precious beer over the deck. I had to wait for the funnel to slooooowwwwly drain, then remove that screen altogether.
Because of this, the repeat batch has about a GALLON of sediment on the bottom. So even if everything goes without a hitch from here, yield will still be 42 bottles max.
That said, fermentation is going great. Had a bubble within 7 hours, and full gurgle after half a day. The stuff was swimming and frothing and exploding with life. Things have calmed down now, with only the occasional geyser. Sediment is still (!) settling out. I put a wedge under one side of the carboy to tip the sediment toward one side. This step is claimed to help extract trub-free when transferring to the secondary. We'll see. There will be plenty of trub - regardless.
I mean, what's a brother gotta do man?
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Hey, 42 bottles is still a pretty good yield...science is all about trial & error, so you & Igor should shake it off, learn from your mistakes, and keep on brewin'! It's all in the name of beer for mankind.
Listen to the Doctor, but keep on eye on Igor, he seems a bit shady.
Igor made his own batch; he has his own problems. Moreover, he makes his own shade.
I'm striving for a 50-bottle yield. For us.
UPDATE: Beer meets bottle tomorrow. There are 4.1 gallons in the secondary. On track for at least 42 twelve-ouncers. Will get a taste as well.
Next batch in 2 weeks (got family coming to visit).
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