Is there a preferred method to cleaning reusable nylon hops bags? I am currently doing some laundry, and was thinking about washing the bag with some of my clothes. Would this be a good idea to clean the bag? Also, how many times can these bags be cleaned/reused?
I just turn mine inside out, let the garbage disposal gnaw on the hops (usually leaf) and spray it out with my sink sprayer. No soap; never had an issue.
Rinse with water hose and hang dry. If you are going to use in your boil, just add hops. If it is going into a secondary for dry-hopping, the I would give it a good dunk it sanitizer first, then add hops.