faustmeister
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My hopsacks with loose hops float in the boil. This of course means that a good share of the hops are above the wort. Is this a problem? Ideas?
stainless steel metal nuts or bolts...throw them in and the bag will sink.
I've never done this, but if the bag sinks is there any danger of it burning?
Personally I use whole hops and I throw em right in. I then stick a racking cane into the kettle when it's cooled, and syphon off. If you're using pellets that won't work though.
It might not be a huge problem if the wort bubbles and moves them around. Your utilization might suffer slightly.
Strictly by using a hopsack you're going to get different (generally lower) utilization than if you didn't. It might not be a serious effect though, and you can still make great beer with it.
Cheers
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