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Yeah I felt terrible for her. Now I know though.

An experienced brewer I know told me that he strains it. I've done without straining it and it turned out fine. I guess I'll go back to that on future brews. If a recipe calls for adding dry hops... That just means I add them periodically to the fermenting wort?

Good to know. I'll cool the wort prior to transferring it into the fermenter from now on. Thanks!

I do this but it seems a bit tedious. There has to be an easier way. Doing this is how my gf got burned. The strainer clogged up with hops and shot on to her hand. No bueno.

I've been having trouble straining my wort. Currently I'm using a wire strainer to do the job as I pour the wort into the primary fermenter. This has caused trouble as I have burned my girlfriends hand giving her 2nd degree burns while she holds the strainer. Is there an easier method to...