Yesterday I made my first batch of ale in a long time (over 10 years). It was great to come home and my IPA is happily bubbling away in it's bucket and the faint aroma of Saas hops.
It was a tiring day. In addition to racking 18 gallons of cider into secondaries, this my first full 5 gallon boil and use of a wort chiller (I bought the parts in the 90s and never put them together). While I was sanitizing I discovered that the new better bottle I bought leaks at the port. Fortunately I had a clean bucket standing by.
In the years since I last made a batch of ale I forgot how hard it is to strain the hops out of the wort. I'm sure there is a better way to filter hops out of the wort than using the filter that came with my funnel. Suggestions?
It was a tiring day. In addition to racking 18 gallons of cider into secondaries, this my first full 5 gallon boil and use of a wort chiller (I bought the parts in the 90s and never put them together). While I was sanitizing I discovered that the new better bottle I bought leaks at the port. Fortunately I had a clean bucket standing by.
In the years since I last made a batch of ale I forgot how hard it is to strain the hops out of the wort. I'm sure there is a better way to filter hops out of the wort than using the filter that came with my funnel. Suggestions?