using leaf hops

leoglenwood · Jun 14, 2009

Hi,
I just picked up leaf hops for the first time; do I throw them in the boil kettle in a muslin bag or naked (the hops)...ha

will boiling a bag for 90 mins add unwanted "bag flavor"

I ask because I use my autosiphon from the kettle to the fermenter, so I anticipated it'd be tricky to not get clogged with the leaf hops

thanks!

The Pol · Jun 14, 2009

You can toss them in the kettle, but you have to have something to strain out the leaves when you syphon.

leoglenwood · Jun 14, 2009

yay or nay on boiling the leaf hops in muslin bags for 90 mins

and thanks for the reply!

The Pol · Jun 14, 2009

Dont worry about bag flavor

Pappers_ · Jun 14, 2009

I use a hop bag and have been happy with it - no off flavors. Mine are made from non-bleached organic cotton, I believe.

Jim

r2eng · Jun 14, 2009

Use the bag.

I use the bag for bittering hops, but usually throw the flavor/aroma in "naked".

Depends on the total amount... some IPA's have 1/ pound of hops, which is a whole lot of vegetable matter to work around. I will then use bags for most of the hops.

Do not pack them in... leave room for expansion and flow of the wort through the bag.

Yankeehillbrewer · Jun 15, 2009

you could try building a contraption like this...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/simplest-hop-sock-stopper-ever-105135/?highlight=hop+sock

There's another version that uses a 4" PVC coupler, with some threaded rod and a hose clamp. Both use a 5 Gallon paint strainer. This is the one I use, the only drawback is that it get in the way of an IC if you use one.

leoglenwood · Jun 15, 2009

it's okay to boil the paint strainer bag?

HillbillyDeluxe · Jun 15, 2009

i put my hops in naked, seems there is better exchange that way. I also poor from pot to primary through a muslin bag to catch any matter. Some say that HSA is a problem this way but i have had no problems in 100's of batches. I poor at 80deg and the aerate thoroughly with an air matress pump and a homade filter.(vaccume cleaner hepa). Works great for me.

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