Hops in the primary

Is it bad to keep boiled hops in the primary fermenter? Will this hurt the flavor of the beer? How big of a difference does it make?

Thanks

The boiled hops don't have much to contribute during fermentation. Dry hopping with aroma hops is done during fermentation however.

The boiled hops have already given their all to the beer. They will eventually settle out as trub, and you will leave them behind when you rack to the bottling bucket.

No worries!

I use pellets and throw them straight into the kettle, and I dump everything into the fermenter (cold break and all to get the sugars stuck in there). That means all the hops go in with it, and I have had no ill effects. I have done this with winning brews.

Some do, Some don't It doesn't seem to matter either way unless your goal is dry hoping in that case +1 on unionrdr's post

Should you decide to filter them out, just fair warning that it may take a while. Hop trub tends to clog filters. Also, the sludge is fairly goopy, so you'll have some liquid losses there. Not sure filtering actually gets you more beer (but never tested it).

TyTanium said:

Should you decide to filter them out, just fair warning that it may take a while. Hop trub tends to clog filters. Also, the sludge is fairly goopy, so you'll have some liquid losses there. Not sure filtering actually gets you more beer (but never tested it).

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+1 there is some truth to that, what I do is take my wort spoon and press it like a tea bag against the sides of the bucket. Takes a little time (probably a better method out there) but it works.

I think if you don't strain off any late additions of hops during boil there is going to be some degree of dryhopping going on.

helibrewer said:

The boiled hops don't have much to contribute during fermentation. Dry hopping with aroma hops is done during fermentation however.

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Nope.. you don't want to do that.

Wait until after primary fermentation, or else you'll lose most of the aroma.

Can you dry hop in the primary fermenter was you get close to your FG?

Yes. It's the only way I fly.