yes - in the fridge it goes in to a dormant state and can last a lot longer.
And if you are careful, you wont get much trub in it. After bottling your beer, just give the FV a gentle swirl to lift in to suspension the top layer of yeast from the trub and then gently pour it in to your bottles. The vast majority of the trub will remain compacted at the bottom of the FV.
Generally once i've put a cap on it and put it in the fridge for a few days, its fully settled in the bottle and i get about 2" grey trub at the bottom, 1-2" of milky white yeast in the middle and about 2-3" of beer on top.
And if you are careful, you wont get much trub in it. After bottling your beer, just give the FV a gentle swirl to lift in to suspension the top layer of yeast from the trub and then gently pour it in to your bottles. The vast majority of the trub will remain compacted at the bottom of the FV.
Generally once i've put a cap on it and put it in the fridge for a few days, its fully settled in the bottle and i get about 2" grey trub at the bottom, 1-2" of milky white yeast in the middle and about 2-3" of beer on top.
