I started using hops bags instead of just pitching them in as per kit instructions. When I remove them should I avoid squeezing the juice from them? I know grain bags should not be squeezed due to tannins but does that apply to hops? And what about dry hopping, should squeezing be avoided there as well?
I always sanitise some tongs and squeeze my hop-bags to get the liquid out. It's not so much to get all the hop goodness out, but more because the hops can hold quite a lot of wort/beer and it would be a terrible shame to let that go to waste.
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I always sanitise some tongs and squeeze my hop-bags to get the liquid out. It's not so much to get all the hop goodness out, but more because the hops can hold quite a lot of wort/beer and it would be a terrible shame to let that go to waste.
+1 to that! We use our spoon and squeeze the hops bag against the side of the pot!
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