Question on hops addition

OHIOSTEVE · 02-15-2010, 02:00 PM

I am out of hops bags. Can I put a grain bag in the boil pot and just toss the pellets in that. Or should I just toss em in and use the grain bag to strain em back out when I pour into the primary?

**Yooper** · 02-15-2010, 02:02 PM

It doesn't matter either way. I never used hops bags, and I never strained. Well, not never, I guess. When I made the Pliny clone with 11 ounces of hops in the boil, I probably strained the wort then.

If you want to use a bag, that's fine. As long as they are "loose" in the bag, you'll be ok. If you want to just toss them in, that's fine, too.

OHIOSTEVE · 02-15-2010, 02:08 PM

Thanks. Thought you were fishing?

**Yooper** · 02-15-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by OHIOSTEVE

Thanks. Thought you were fishing?

Oh, yes, leaving in a few minutes actually. Flight delays, etc.