Hop powder, bottom of the bag

[olotti]

i Have 1lb bags and in some there’s quite a bit of this powder? Do u use it? will it add more polyphenols and oils adding to the hop burn? Will it gum up equipment more, I can see it just making things sludgy. But Just curious What people do with it.

 

[Immocles]

I just ran into this myself. I had always bought 1-2oz bags, but my 8oz bag of EGK had a bit of this going on. I just tossed it into the kettle like normal.

 

[kevink]

Shake every bit of that goodness in there. Why would you not? It's what the pellets are made out of.

 

[BrewerBrad82]

As long as the powder is still green, you will be just fine. If it is brown and smells like aged cheese, it is oxidized and should be discarded.

 

[smata67]

Add pelleted hops by weight per your recipe. It does not matter if they are in pellet form or "dust" from the bag.
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[olotti]

Cool. Thanks for the replies. I added most of it as I weighed it and I use a hop spider and even still there was solid Sludge on the bottom of the kettle when I transferred it meaning I see how most hops drop in a true whirlpool. nuts it’s all goodness.

 

[smata67]

Even if it makes it as far as the bottle, it will settle out after a few days and you should still be able to get a clean pour. This just happened on a current heavily dry hopped batch.

 

[VirginiaHops1]

F yes, use every last molecule of dust. Sometimes I even smash the pellets before adding as dry hops.