I've come across the opportunity to get my hands on some fresh wet Nugget hops that are being cut today. I was planning on brewing with some and dry hopping with the other. My question is will I be harming my beer if I throw in hops in fermenter that have been out in the wild. I assume that they will have some sort of "bugs" in them. The beer I'm thinking about adding them to is done fermenting and has a abv of around 6. Is that enough alcohol to kill off any infections?
Or should I keg the beer, add the hops to the keg and then put the keg in the fridge to stop anything from growing.
Thanks for your help
Or should I keg the beer, add the hops to the keg and then put the keg in the fridge to stop anything from growing.
Thanks for your help