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Is it OK to squeeze the liquid out of the hop bag after the boil? The two batches that I boiled I just took it out and just let it drain. Am I losing anything?
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I squeezed mine before then read you don't squeeze malts (tannins) so I stopped it...once. Next brew squeezed again...I found no difference.
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I guess that maybe it doesn't matter then. Thanks homebrewer 99
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You're welcome, but I'm certain there will be other comments (pros and cons) forthcoming...Moundbrewer said:
Squeezin' my hop bag belongs in the terms that sound dirty but aren't thread.
Hopfan
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I always squeeze my bag. I sometimes even do it when I'm brewing
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Cheese???? Is that you?????Hopfan said:I always squeeze my bag. I sometimes even do it when I'm brewing
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From what I hear I should just let it hang! Thanks
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When doing a partial boil, I rinse it with my cold filler water.
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Yes, I do that first....wild said:
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I don't always use hops bags, but this is the best reason to use them, IMHO. Then you can squeeze the extra wort out (I use a big sanitized spoon and press the bag against the side of the brewpot.)
Whole hops particularly can suck up a lot of wort.
Whole hops particularly can suck up a lot of wort.
Cheesefood
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how about after dry-hopping? Do you squeeze then?
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Cheesefood said:
I wouldn't think you'd want to in that case: when you rack from secondary to the keg or bottling bucket, you're trying to keep all the hops trub out.
I usually dry-hop with pellets and just throw them in there: they mostly break down and sink down to the bottom with the other trub after a couple weeks.
