Torchiest
Well-Known Member
My IIPA has been in primary for almost two weeks now. It's still hitting a few bubbles per minute, but the time is fast approaching when I'll need to move it to secondary. I'm going to dryhop the hell out of it, using 1/2oz each of four different varieties.
The hops are all mixed together in a couple of lidded plastic cups. They've been in these cups since brewday. I'm planning on putting them all in a muslin bag. Do I need to somehow sanitize the hops before adding them to secondary, or will I be okay?
I know hops generally have some sort of antiseptic properties, and the IIPA should be around 9% ABV when I rack it, so am I out of the woods with contamination? I had some vague idea about putting the hops into the bag, then soaking it in a small amount of vodka for a couple minutes, then putting it in the secondary carboy along with the little bit of vodka. Is this a good idea?
The hops are all mixed together in a couple of lidded plastic cups. They've been in these cups since brewday. I'm planning on putting them all in a muslin bag. Do I need to somehow sanitize the hops before adding them to secondary, or will I be okay?
I know hops generally have some sort of antiseptic properties, and the IIPA should be around 9% ABV when I rack it, so am I out of the woods with contamination? I had some vague idea about putting the hops into the bag, then soaking it in a small amount of vodka for a couple minutes, then putting it in the secondary carboy along with the little bit of vodka. Is this a good idea?