dheide
Active Member
So for my third batch, I'm broadening my horizons a little and adding hop pellets. I'm using all Mr. Beer stuff, including the recipe. The recipe says to add the can of weizenbier, unhopped malt extract, and 1/3 oz liberty hops to boiling water (where I've already dissolved the "booster"). Then the recipe says: NOTE: HOPS WILL APPEAR AS GREEN LEAF PERTICLES AND WILL NOT DISSOLVE.
Now to my question: I put the hops into the sack, tie it off, then put it in the wort when? And how long? I remember reading someone say somewhere here that a hop sack is just like dipping a tea bag in hot water, so soaking it in the wort for 10-15 minutes? I can't imagine I keep the sack in the pot, then transfer it to the fermenter with the wort and keep it there the whole time, like I would do with the pellets without a sack. Would I be better off just adding the pellets without the sack?
Another question: If I use the hops sack, I should sanitize it along with all my other tools, right? Mr. Beer just sent it in a plastic bag which wasn't sealed or anything, I can't imagine it is to sanitary.
Thanks for any advice-
Dave
Now to my question: I put the hops into the sack, tie it off, then put it in the wort when? And how long? I remember reading someone say somewhere here that a hop sack is just like dipping a tea bag in hot water, so soaking it in the wort for 10-15 minutes? I can't imagine I keep the sack in the pot, then transfer it to the fermenter with the wort and keep it there the whole time, like I would do with the pellets without a sack. Would I be better off just adding the pellets without the sack?
Another question: If I use the hops sack, I should sanitize it along with all my other tools, right? Mr. Beer just sent it in a plastic bag which wasn't sealed or anything, I can't imagine it is to sanitary.
Thanks for any advice-
Dave