Thanks everybody for the replies!
@Mase, you mean cold crash in the primary bucket? I take that's what you meant because you said trub cake, but I guess what remains in a secondary carboy is also a trub cake but just of lesser proportions?
Seems if I'm going to minimize the chance of clogging I'll need to at least dry hop prior to kegging and also cold crash.
Just re-read
@thunderwagn's post... I may do that... Just dry hop in the primary and also cold crash it--no secondary.
I had read about folks skipping secondary all together, but have also read about yeast eating it's dead brethren if left in the primary too long, so racking to a clean carboy was the plan (and in the 'structions). If I add the hops today and let it sit for 5, then cold crash for 1, it'll have been in the primary bucket for 20 days.
My dry hops are pellets and I was planning to add them in a sock. Any issues with that? This was my first brewing where I used socks for hops during the boil, and MAN was there a lot less junk in kettle! And this is by far the hoppiest beer I've made.
Thanks again!
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