Monk
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Do you guys use hop bags for boiling hop pellets, or do you just chuck 'em in?
Monk
Monk
SteveM said:I chuck 'em in and don't bother trying to get them out. I use extracts amd bags for steeping grains so the hops are the only things floating around. I just dump the whole boil (I use two gallons of water plus hops and extracts) into the primary, cover, pitch when the right temperature is reached, and close it up.
Monk said:Thanks for responding.
The whirlfloc goes in during the boil, right? Do you have a special technique for not leaving much wort in the pot when you transfer to the carboy?
I've always used hop bags and never really knew any better. Someone suggested that I just throw the hops in, lately, so I'd like to try it.
monk
Monk said:Thanks for responding, Steve.
So, for you, all the hop bits settle out into the trub in the primary, and you rack the beer off of it at some point? Do you need to secondary, then?
SilkkyBrew said:...I've never had green hop particals floating in my finished beers...
Grimsawyer said:
I've been thinking one of these beers I'm going to add 1 whole hop to each beer for fun. Just toss one in each bottle and fill 'er up. If you ask me it beats putting a worm in a bottle of ta-kill-ya and it'd be kinda fun. (of course now I'm trying to compare apples and oranges, but you get the point )
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