G'day. From what I've read about finishing hops is that you throw them in at the end of the boil, so they just give aroma to the beer. I also read that you strain them out when transferring from your brew pot to the fermenter, so only the hopped liquid gets through.
My LHBS sells small bags of finishing hops which are already in mesh bags, kind of like large tea bags. The instructions on the pack say to put it in a mug of boiled water for 10 minutes (I assume this has the same affect of throwing it in at the end of the boil), then pour the contents of the mug in to the fermenter, including the hop bag.
So this means the hop bag is in the fermenter for the primary fermentation stage, but when reading the All Grain brewing methods the finishing hops are strained out when transfering to the fermenter.
Which one do you suggest and what do you think the affects are of each way?
My LHBS sells small bags of finishing hops which are already in mesh bags, kind of like large tea bags. The instructions on the pack say to put it in a mug of boiled water for 10 minutes (I assume this has the same affect of throwing it in at the end of the boil), then pour the contents of the mug in to the fermenter, including the hop bag.
So this means the hop bag is in the fermenter for the primary fermentation stage, but when reading the All Grain brewing methods the finishing hops are strained out when transfering to the fermenter.
Which one do you suggest and what do you think the affects are of each way?