Stainless Braid

[Mitternacht Brauer]

Hi guys

I have aquired some SS braid for various jobs and I am wondering if it filters out the hot break from going into my fermenter from the kettle?

If anyone that uses the braid can enlighten me before I give it a run .

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Can only talk from my experience - but from that point of view.

Simply - No

More complexly - If you use whole hops, they will form a filter bed against your braid and that will have a fair shot of filtering out the hot break if you re-circulate for a little while to get it all set.

BUT, if you use pellet hops - it will clog like a ******* and what will come out of your kettle is precisely nothing after the first few litres (which will have hot break in them)

Hopefully other people can tell you a more positive story. But for me - no luck, sorry.

Thirsty

 

[Zwickel]

Can only talk from my experience - but from that point of view.

Simply - No

+1

the braid is not fine enough to hold back the hot trub. Im just doing a whirlpool, that works very well.

 

[yardy]

+1 Im just doing a whirlpool, that works very well.

ditto

 

[Batz]

Me too

 

[Screwtop]

+1

the braid is not fine enough to hold back the hot trub. Im just doing a whirlpool, that works very well.

ditto

Me too

Me Three

 

[Mitternacht Brauer]

Thanks guys , I do whirlpool and use a cane to syphon out but it picked up some trub last brew and I was looking for alternatives to go on my tap .

 

[Fourstar]

Thanks guys , I do whirlpool and use a cane to syphon out but it picked up some trub last brew and I was looking for alternatives to go on my tap .

It will settle out after fermentation anyway. If its got a decent cake, simply rack again then bottle or direct to keg.

At least that's what i do and haven't had any clarity issues recently.

Cheers.

 

[TasChris]

I have found that anything that is fine enough to filter out the break material will easily block with pellet debris.

I just whirlpool and if any pellet debris, break material or hops from plugs or flowers, gets into the fermenter I simply ignore it.
I do rack to a second fermenter after 7 days to and almost all the break etc has settled to the bottom of the fermenter

Chris

 

[Mitternacht Brauer]

Yep thats what I'm planning for Monday .Rack to keg and drop next brew on top .See how we go .