parkerdel
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My nylon hop bags that i used once before are stained yellowish green and smell like hops. I used them once in a 60min boil and washed them after the brew day was over.
I was going to use them again on a later brew day, but I was worried that these dirty bags would add a hop flavor to my beer if i used them again.
To try and "fix" the problem I boiled the bags in some fresh water for 5 min. After the boil the water was greenish and smelled like hops. I then washed the bags with dish soap and rinsed them well. Then i boiled them again for 5 min in more fresh water and after the boil the water was green and hop smelling again. I gave up at that point and threw away the bags assuming i would never get the hop essence out of the bags.
Has anyone expierenced this before?
I cant remember what brand of bag i was using and im not entirely positive they were made of Nylon.
Does anyone know of hop bags that DONT become "stained" and "hoppy" when used?
Any other sugestions or comments are greatly appreciated.
thanks
I was going to use them again on a later brew day, but I was worried that these dirty bags would add a hop flavor to my beer if i used them again.
To try and "fix" the problem I boiled the bags in some fresh water for 5 min. After the boil the water was greenish and smelled like hops. I then washed the bags with dish soap and rinsed them well. Then i boiled them again for 5 min in more fresh water and after the boil the water was green and hop smelling again. I gave up at that point and threw away the bags assuming i would never get the hop essence out of the bags.
Has anyone expierenced this before?
I cant remember what brand of bag i was using and im not entirely positive they were made of Nylon.
Does anyone know of hop bags that DONT become "stained" and "hoppy" when used?
Any other sugestions or comments are greatly appreciated.
thanks