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Offline Joe Sr.

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Re: Sludge
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 03:14:38 pm »
Basic Brewing Radio did an experiment that concluded that the beers that had the trub left in turned out better.  Here's another...http://hbd.org/discus/messages/40327/41534.html

My bad, but that's not nearly convincing enough for me.

Well, then there's my own experience!

Mine, too.  Independently verified. 

I've never done a side-by-side but I don't intend to.  Not messing with what works.
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Offline HoosierBrew

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Re: Sludge
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 03:28:49 pm »
Basic Brewing Radio did an experiment that concluded that the beers that had the trub left in turned out better.  Here's another...http://hbd.org/discus/messages/40327/41534.html

My bad, but that's not nearly convincing enough for me.

Well, then there's my own experience!

Mine, too.  Independently verified. 

I've never done a side-by-side but I don't intend to.  Not messing with what works.

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Offline ynotbrusum

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Re: Sludge
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2014, 05:52:59 pm »
I don't sweat he trub, but I put pellet hops in mesh bags, because I harvest the yeast from the primary and don't want to carry forward excessive hop residue.
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