Steeping bags
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scinerd3000
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ive done it both ways. It wont hurt you either way although some will aurgue that your utilization of the hops goes down with a bad. The hops bags are meant more for whole hops but people use them for both. If im just using pellets i dump them straight in the boil w/o a bag.
Straight in for me.
bag. easier to clean up.
Also, go to the hardware store and get paint strainer bags. Two bags for $3 beats one bag for $5 from a LHBS.
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Also, go to the hardware store and get paint strainer bags. Two bags for $3 beats one bag for $5 from a LHBS.
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I've done both and prefer the bag since it's easier to clean up and it helps keep all that trub out of the primary. I do poke, prod, and squeeze the bag frequently throughout the boil though. To make sure i'm getting all the hop goodness into the wort.
