Dry hop bag

[Rod]

I have just received my dry hop bags

Thaey are tea bags using in 8 cup teapots

available from

http://www.ibtea.com.au

I am using it to dry hop my golden ale

http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... &sk=t&sd=a

I used a bread clip to secure the top of the bag

[Rod]

I would like to insert a picture , but cannot do that

Rod

[Kevnlis]

I hope you put something in it to submerge it in the beer. They are not very effective when floating on top. Also make sure you sanitise everything very well before you put it into the fermentor.

[drsmurto]

I dry hop using pantyhose and they float on the top...

Was advised to add a marble to make it sink.

But then i ended up going for the tea balls since they are re-usable.

p.s to insert a pic you need to load it onto a photo sharing site - eg photobucket and then link to it.

[Rod]

I added a marble as suggested

These bags a $ 6.60 per hunderd , so I will have a long time to work out if I want a SS tea ball

thanks for the assist

Rod

[drsmurto]

Hmmm, they would be useful for dry hopping in secondary but having ordered 4 tea balls i plan on using them to dry hop in secondary and then throw them in the keg as well. I have 2m of muslin cloth that i reckon will be similar to the tea bags. Only thought of using that whilst making all my condiments but maybe i can stop buying pantyhose.....

[ryan]

Hmmm, they would be useful for dry hopping in secondary but having ordered 4 tea balls i plan on using them to dry hop in secondary and then throw them in the keg as well. I have 2m of muslin cloth that i reckon will be similar to the tea bags

Forget it doc, a hop bag made with 2m. of muslin would not fit in your fermenter. Far too large

[drsmurto]

Hmmm, they would be useful for dry hopping in secondary but having ordered 4 tea balls i plan on using them to dry hop in secondary and then throw them in the keg as well. I have 2m of muslin cloth that i reckon will be similar to the tea bags

Forget it doc, a hop bag made with 2m. of muslin would not fit in your fermenter. Far too large

But just imagine how much hops i could stuff into one beer.... damn we need a drool icon!

[ryan]

so true so true

[Rod]

Bag measures

11cm by 7 cm , not including seams , top flap , and expandable bottom .

I put 15g of hops in bags comfortably , including swelling after hydration ,

About 30g would be the limit

Rod

[ryan]

thanks Rod.

[Lance]

I am only new to brewing and have just purchased a kit including hops. The bloke at the homebrew shop said that if a wanted more flavor to boil the hops for about 20mins and add them to the fermenter before adding the yeast. Should i look at putting the boiled hops in a bag or just tip straight into the fermenter???

Thanks Lance

[Kevnlis]

They need to be boiled with malt extract in order to be effective. This is best done with the hops in a bag of some sort. You can also use tea balls, women's stockings, and just about anything that will allow water to go through the material yet hold the small particles of hop inside. The hop sediment will settle out over time anyway and I usually just chuck them in whole and don't worry about it.

[rwh]

There are three things you can get from hops: bitterness, flavour and aroma. Traditionally, for bitterness, you boil hops for 60 minutes, for flavour, boil them for 20 minutes and for aroma boil them for 5 minutes, add them at flameout or dry hop (add to the beer once it's finished fermenting). As for whether the hops should go into the fermenter, that's up to you. Some people strain them out, but most just dump them into the fermenter as they'll just end up settling out in the trub anyway.

Now, seeing as you want flavour, I'd recommend you boil up some water with a bit of malt (say a litre of water and 120g malt) and add the hops. Boil for 20 minutes, add to fermenter. Or you could do what I do for kits:

1. Crack and steep any specialty malts, strain the water into a pot, top up to 6L or so, bring to boil.
2. Add dry malt (1kg).
3. Add the hops according to the schedule.
4. At the end of the boil add the kit, stir until dissolved.
5. (optionally) put the lid on the pot and cover with wet towels and point fan at it to cool. Other cooling strategies include immersing the pot in a tub of cold water, or using pre-chilled water from the fridge for top-up water.
6. Put about 10L cold water into the fermenter, pour in your concentrated wort and top up to 23L.
7. Pitch yeast.

Simple, easy and effective.

[Lance]

Thanks for your help. I will let know how it turns out.

Thanks Lance

[Chris]

Yeah, just chuck them in. I only use a hop bag/tea ball for dry-hopping.