When I started brewing 10 years ago at the age of 21 the kits I bought always had a sock like bag for the hops for the boil. I guess I have never really thought about it because "that how I have always done it"
The first question is do most people use a hop bag during boil? I have heard that it does reduce some of bittering and aroma properties.
The second question is if you do not use a hop bag to do you filter it out or just tosh it into the primary fermentor.
I guess what go me thinking is that I have been making more IPA and Pale ales for the summer. All of them are dry hopped. I was thinking they might get some more aroma from the some of the late addition hops if I did not use a hop bag and put them in the primary. But I was wondering if there is any down side to doing this.
The first question is do most people use a hop bag during boil? I have heard that it does reduce some of bittering and aroma properties.
The second question is if you do not use a hop bag to do you filter it out or just tosh it into the primary fermentor.
I guess what go me thinking is that I have been making more IPA and Pale ales for the summer. All of them are dry hopped. I was thinking they might get some more aroma from the some of the late addition hops if I did not use a hop bag and put them in the primary. But I was wondering if there is any down side to doing this.