I had 2 gallons of cold water already in the fermenter to chill the Caribou Slobber Wort Then dumped the wort in … sludge and all… Then the rest of cold water to get 72f temp etc… I did use a filtering sock for grains and hops , and it is fermenting very well after 24 hrs But is very muddy and my concern is if I ruined the flavor or not to panic. Thanks in advance for your replies.
No worries. It will just give you more sludge in bottom of fermenter, should not cause any problems. Some brewers do it that way every time
Don’t panic. Let it ferment out, let it set for another week of so. Rack off the cakes of true and yeast gently to your bottling bucket or keg.
Don’t panic. All that sludge will eventually settle out in the bottom of the fermenter with minimal (if any) impact on the flavor of the finished beer.
Thanks I feel better now