what he said...

if the hops and other trub clog the mesh strainer, sanitize a baking spatula
and lightly "scrape" the strainer mesh to clear it a bit so flow is
restored. this will, of course, "bleed" some of the hops/trub through the
strainer into the fermenter, but as is noted, this will settle during
fermentation, and you'll leave it behind when you either rack to a secondary
or bottle.

bob p


"QD Steve" <steve@bigpond.dot.netdot.au> wrote in message
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> Just filter through a large kitchen sieve. The splashing and aeration is
> good for your beer at this stage ( before fermentation) to oxygenate the
> wort for healthy yeast. The small hop fragments that get through will not
> hurt and will settle to the bottom when fermentation finishes. Rack the
> clear beer to a clean fermenter before leaving any sludge behind before
> bottling. Hope this is clear.
> Steve W.
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> "ChasM" <chasmill@70@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I have had a heck of a time with hops, and was hoping someone here could
> > lend me a hand. I have been overhopping my beers, and think I finally
> > figured out why. I have been adding pellet hops to my specialty grain
> > brews, but haven't been filtering the wort, so the hops sits in the beer
> > while it ferments. I finally read somewhere that you are to filter the
> > wort? I tried it on a batch of brown ale tonight, and the filter got so
> > clogged with hops that it would have had to sit forever, thereby causing
> > immense contamination dangers (which I may have done anyway...only time[/color]
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> > tell). Can anyone tell me how you do it? I'd be very grateful. I love
> > hops, but I have had a batch or two that have taken a LONG time to[/color][/color]
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> > the bottle. Thanks a lot!
> >
> > My email is correct, minus the obvious extra @. Thanks again!
> >
> > ChasM
> >
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