Sediment in boiler causing big loss

[beardybrewer]

On my last brew I lost nearly 2 litres when transferring from the boiler to the fermenter. I'm using muslin bags for the grains and an even finer mesh for the whole hops. I did get a strong hot break with the chiller but let everything settle and try not to disturb it when draining the boiler. Even so, this was a lot more sediment than normal.

What should I do differently? Rinse the grains before steeping? Use different mesh bags? Add a filter to the tap? Some trick to draw off the sediment?

This isn't the first time this has happened but the amount of sediment was worse than normal. Very frustrating to lose so much so I'd really appreciate some tips on trying to avoid it.

[spanspoon]

I wouldn't get too hung up on sediment entering the fermenter, do one brew, draw off half without sediment into a fv and if you have a spare dump the remaining half into that one. Sample the finished product and you won't see much difference.