When you can't let that last bit go...

[Rwilts]

I have always had an issue with leaving any wort or beer behind when transferring, don't know why I make plenty and drink little but everything goes from boiler to cube everything from cube to fermenter and absolutely everything from fermenter to bottle or keg, but today I have outdone myself having run out of bottles, one short

 

[Stu]

Yeah, I'm the same. I just can't let it go.

 

[MashBag]

We all used to be tight. No we are environmentally friendly

 

[Nicks90]

No, I'm just tight. The last really soupy dregs from the kettle get poured in to a clean 2l pop bottle and left overnight, so I can gently pour off the last 1/2 pint of wort in to my fv
And I have a wedge for bottling day that I stick under the fv so the very last of the beer is in the corner for my Syphon tube to suck up
And the very very last 100ml I can't get, gets swirled about to resuspend the freshest yeast from the trub and gets poured in to a bottle for reusing the yeast in another brew.

 

[Clint]

My trick is to tip the mash tun and wedge the dog blanket or the Mrs best cardy under it to get every last drop.

 

[Agentgonzo]

My trick is to tip the mash tun and wedge the dog blanket or the Mrs best cardy under it to get every last drop.

I do this too with the AIO - except I use the tub of protafloc to give it just the right angle. I get an extra pint or so out of the kettle

 

[Clint]

Tubs of protofloc are a precarious venture! If dog blankets or knitwear isn't readily available at a pinch you can use her coat or bundle of freshly washed tea towels.

 

[Nicks90]

You mean you don't just pick the kettle up and empty the whole thing? I shake it like it's owes me money just to get the last drops out!
Wow, sooooooo wasteful guys, so wasteful

 

[jeremy Hall]

I get the very last drop out and put it in a special tester bottle. I open this after 2 weeks just to get a taste of what the batch will be like. The rest of this I use in my snail traps.

 

[An Ankoù]

Nothing wrong with any of this. Just good practice, I would say.
I remember we had a thread a while ago about what to with spent grain, but there's only so much crunchy bread and doggy treats you can handle so it now goes in the compost heap.

 

[An Ankoù]

I do this too with the AIO - except I use the tub of protafloc to give it just the right angle. I get an extra pint or so out of the kettle

I was thinking of investing in a centrifuge!

 

[foxy]

Tip the dregs in the kettle into a jug, let is settle in the fridge, heat up to sanitise and bottle. Useful for starters or put it into the fermenter if within the time range.

 

[Twostage]

The Brewzilla drains from the middle of the bottom which is conical so always get last drop from the AIO.

I do use various propping techniques when bottling/kegging, though, but must admit that despite being from Yorkshire I stop before any trub gets through. I even don't bother with incomplete bottles. I share it out as much as possible in the full bottles and then chuck the rest out rather than carbonate a half bottle.

 

[Agentgonzo]

The Brewzilla drains from the middle of the bottom which is conical so always get last drop from the AIO.

I do use various propping techniques when bottling/kegging, though, but must admit that despite being from Yorkshire I stop before any trub gets through. I even don't bother with incomplete bottles. I share it out as much as possible in the full bottles and then chuck the rest out rather than carbonate a half bottle.

Whatever gets into the last bottle, I keep, even if it's only half full. I drink that one first and unless it's a hoppy IPA, then it's pretty much identical to the rest of the batch. If it's a hoppy beer it won't be as bright and fresh as the rest of the batch, but it's still tasty.

 

[MashBag]

Keep the last bit as slurry. Bottle as normal.

You now have a yeast starter for next time.