Adding Hops

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Adding Hops

Postby Gym_ » Saturday Jan 24, 2009 8:21 pm

When you add hops pellets to your boil do you just chuck them in loose or should you use a tea bag ..
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Re: Adding Hops

Postby dregs » Saturday Jan 24, 2009 8:40 pm

I use the extract method at the moment and use a hop sock but when I change to all grain I will throw them in
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Re: Adding Hops

Postby warra48 » Sunday Jan 25, 2009 5:59 am

I brew AG, and just throw them into the boil.
After I've chilled my wort, I whirlpool it, and most of it will form a cone in the middle of my kettle.
When I drain my kettle, most of it is left behind, but some does get through into the fermenter.
That's not a problem at all, and it will settle in the fermenter in any event.
For dry hopping, I just throw them into the primary fermenter, or if racking a beer, I throw them in at the time of racking.
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Re: Adding Hops

Postby gregb » Sunday Jan 25, 2009 8:15 am

Don't worry too much about little bits of hop matter. See here.

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Re: Adding Hops

Postby Gym_ » Sunday Jan 25, 2009 12:02 pm

OMFG that is so freekin funny :D
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