Removing hop bags
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I remove my hop bag a minute before I turn off the burner and squeeze the wort out of the bag by pushing the bag against the side of the kettle with my brewing spoon. Doing it a little before you cool it off will disinfect any nasties that I may have introduced with my spoon.
hillybilly
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I leave mine in until cool
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Really depends on what I'm brewing. If its a hop forward type of IPA or pale, i will leave it in while cooling. It it's not a hop forward type of brew, I take it out at flame out. I use a hop spider for the pellet/leaf hops, fwiw.
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S chilled and ready to transfer to fermenter
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Brulosopher said:
Huh?! I leave it in until it is...
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Toss them in loose. Rack from above them after chill and whirlpool.
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AnOldUR said:
I have thrown them in loose. While they have eventually settled out, I feel like I get more wasted wort trying not to get the hop debris in my fermenter than if I use bags. I know it's better for utilization to forgo the bag. Maybe I should just plan for the extra loss. Also I worry about extra bittering/harshness/astringency from the beer sitting on hop debris for a long time.
