BakerStreetBeers
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Based on something I read on this board (posted I believe by no less than Ed Wort), I picked up four 3/4 nuts at the hardware store today to weigh down my hop bag when I go to dry hop my IPA. I think Ed mentioned stainless steel, but I saw no such animal on the shelves -- maybe they keep them in a locked case somewhere, I don't know. I picked up these fatties when I saw them thinking maybe the stainless thing is just an upgrade, not a requirement. Now I am doubting. Will something bad happen? I'm not sure what they are made of, galvanized steel?
I'm doing an experiment in a small glass with one nut and a couple ounces of Arrogant Bastard (chosen for its self-announcing aggressiveness). But likely if there will be problems, I won't see them before I was hoping to rack this beer tomorrow evening. I have high hopes for this beer as do a couple of friends who helped me brew it. I cannot and will not risk ruining it. So I am hoping the HBT crew can shed some light.
While I'm on the topic: The beer has been in primary for 12 days and is fully fermented. My plan was to rack direct to a corny with the weighted hop bag, purge with CO2 and let it sit for a week. Next weekend, I figured I would force carb and start sampling for hop aroma/flavor. My intent is to leave the hop bag in the keg throughout the beer's "tour of duty" so that the hoppiness will continue to increase as long as the beer level is such that there is contact with the hop bag. Any insight on whether this is a good/bad plan would also be appreciated, but I mostly want to know about my non-stainless nuts.
I'm doing an experiment in a small glass with one nut and a couple ounces of Arrogant Bastard (chosen for its self-announcing aggressiveness). But likely if there will be problems, I won't see them before I was hoping to rack this beer tomorrow evening. I have high hopes for this beer as do a couple of friends who helped me brew it. I cannot and will not risk ruining it. So I am hoping the HBT crew can shed some light.
While I'm on the topic: The beer has been in primary for 12 days and is fully fermented. My plan was to rack direct to a corny with the weighted hop bag, purge with CO2 and let it sit for a week. Next weekend, I figured I would force carb and start sampling for hop aroma/flavor. My intent is to leave the hop bag in the keg throughout the beer's "tour of duty" so that the hoppiness will continue to increase as long as the beer level is such that there is contact with the hop bag. Any insight on whether this is a good/bad plan would also be appreciated, but I mostly want to know about my non-stainless nuts.