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Black bits in whole hops?

Thread starter wilson42203
Start date Nov 12, 2018

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wilson42203

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Nov 12, 2018

I haven't dry-hopped a whole lot, but I just bottled an APA, and when I pulled the hop sock tonight, there were some black chunks in it. I used Willamette whole hops. I have never seen this before. The chunks had the consistency of wet charcoal briquettes and they dissolved when I rubbed them between my fingers. They did not smell moldy or have any other weird odors. I had the hop sock in there for 5 days. Any ideas?