Racking the wort at the cold break

[Growler & 1/2 Pint]

I'm considering racking my wort at the cold break into the primary fermenter before adding water. I've previously thrown the whole lot in figuring that the more nutrients the better, but I'm guessing that by racking I'll be leaving less of a trub for my yeasties to settle into.

Any opinions?

[BierMeister]

I'm considering racking my wort at the cold break into the primary fermenter before adding water. I've previously thrown the whole lot in figuring that the more nutrients the better, but I'm guessing that by racking I'll be leaving less of a trub for my yeasties to settle into.

Any opinions?

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Racking at the cold break. Please explain...

My method is to cool wort and then add to primary fermentor. I don't add water though. Sorry, can you describe what you do?

[Growler & 1/2 Pint]

when you have cooled the wort down to below 80f and it is at a pitchable temperature you have a couple of options, you can create a whirlpool and rack to wort into the primary leaving all the solids behind, or you can pour the whole wort solids and all into the primary and then add water.

Just wondering if anyone has any opinions on the better method. Palmer goes with whirlpooling but I got old timey homebrewing mates who swear by the pour it all in method.

cheers

[lethaldog]

Ive poured it all in and i have syphoned and left it behind, i didnt notice alot of difference except the amount of crap in the primary that stays behind after you rack anyway, I have found mixed reports on this and some believe that just pouring is no good and some say it doesnt matter, my suggestion is try both and see what works for you, either way the beer will be good imho

[Growler & 1/2 Pint]

I'll give a side byu side comparison a go next time I do brews in the same day, but yeah, same as lethal, seems to be a mixed bag of opinions on this one.

[Trough Lolly]

I'm considering racking my wort at the cold break into the primary fermenter before adding water. I've previously thrown the whole lot in figuring that the more nutrients the better, but I'm guessing that by racking I'll be leaving less of a trub for my yeasties to settle into.

Any opinions?

I rack the lot...I've strained out hop debris in the past and found that my aroma and flavouring levels suffer if I don't let the hops, especially the late addition hops, remain in contact with the actively fermenting wort during primary.