jbeukelman
Active Member
I've read several threads on this forum suggesting that using ladies nylons as a hop sock is OK. But has anyone ever noticed a decreased hope aroma/flavor while using nylons?
My LHBS was out of whole leaf hops, so I used hop pellets for the first time about a month ago to make an American Pale Ale. Using nylons was the suggestion of the lady at the LHBS.
However, the beer has almost no hop character whatsoever. Could the nylons have prevented the hop oils from entering the wort? The holes in the nylons appear very very tiny.
I'm an extract brewer, simple 30L stock pot with no fancy valve. The APA I brewed was a standard APA, OG of 1.050 and hopped to 40 IBUs (according to beersmith) with Cascade and Willamette hops. It was in the primary for about 2 weeks, and cold conditioned another two weeks. I made 3 hop additions during the boil: one bittering, one flavor and one aroma.
It should have had some hop flavor or aroma. But all I taste or smell is Crystal 40. :/
Could it have been the nylons? Something else?
My LHBS was out of whole leaf hops, so I used hop pellets for the first time about a month ago to make an American Pale Ale. Using nylons was the suggestion of the lady at the LHBS.
However, the beer has almost no hop character whatsoever. Could the nylons have prevented the hop oils from entering the wort? The holes in the nylons appear very very tiny.
I'm an extract brewer, simple 30L stock pot with no fancy valve. The APA I brewed was a standard APA, OG of 1.050 and hopped to 40 IBUs (according to beersmith) with Cascade and Willamette hops. It was in the primary for about 2 weeks, and cold conditioned another two weeks. I made 3 hop additions during the boil: one bittering, one flavor and one aroma.
It should have had some hop flavor or aroma. But all I taste or smell is Crystal 40. :/
Could it have been the nylons? Something else?