BrewHerc

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Howdy ya'll, It's been a month or so since I did my first extract kit. After doing extensive reading (after the fact). I didn't filter out the hops from the wort. How bad of a thing could this be?


My next brew was a partial mash that included instructions on filtering out the hops.

I'm wondering if my first brew will be screwed.

Nurmey

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It's not bad at all. I hardly ever strain anything; I just let it settle out in the primary. It's a personal choice whether you strain or not but it doesn't effect the beer either way.

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MikeG

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I had hops residual in my glass the other night from a beer I kegged a month ago. I'm not dead yet so it hasn't bothered me.

I guess the extra stuff is due to the keg getting low and whats left is finally dropping out of solution.

Duckfoot

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It is a total loss... Send it to me and I will properly dispose of it for you...





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It is fine... I ended up with a little hop residue after dry hopping an IPA... Kinda of a nice little reminder of the extra hoppy goodness inside..

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JocoBrew6976

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what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!

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Vic_Sinclair

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I don't filter out hops. Beer turns out just fine. John Palmer in _How to Brew_ says it's optional.

Slipgate

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hmm... I've never even heard of filtering the hops out. I've ever done it in the many brews I have made.

nukebrewer

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I have a lesson learned from leaving hops in the wort, though. I went to rack my blonde to secondary today and after about 2 gallons, the concentration of hops in there was so high that I couldn't maintain a siphon for more than about a minute. When I got down to 2 gallons in the primary I had to resort to using a sanitized tupperware dish to scoop the beer out and filter the hops out with a small filter I found, also sanitized. And this was only with 2 oz of whole leaf hops. Today I am doing an IIPA with 8.5 oz of whole leaf and 2 oz of pellets. I will definitely be filtering at least the majority of the hops for this one.

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You'll probably have a majority of replies in favor of leaving all the trub from the boil, including the hops, in the primary, but I strain my wort and I believe I have a much easier time dealing with the beer afterwards.

I got this strainer at the local Sherwin Williams store:


It not only works great to get rid of all the pellet goop, it aids in aeration and fits a standard Ale Pail. When I'm through I rinse it off and toss it on the top shelf of the dishwasher. I thought this thing would only last a few beers, but it's got 8 brews on it and it's going strong. It does clog up a bit towards the end of the pour from the kettle, but I just run my SS spoon from the boil across the screen to move some trub out of the way and it eventually strains all the wort fine.

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JimBell

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I started straining mine with this last batch. There were too many floaties in there to make me happy.

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