JSomps6
Well-Known Member
So my batch on Saturday (8 gallons of an Oskar Blues Gordon clone) called for 6.5 oz at 10 min left in the boil. That is a lot of hops and I didn't want get them into the carboy after the boil so I decided to use a hop sack. I got a 12" by 23" sack and used a 4" pvc coupler and a 24" piece of threaded rod. I drilled 2 holes in the pvc and put the threaded rod through the handles of my keggle on each side. Then I used binder clips to keep the sack in place.
My questions:
- I've head this can hurt hop utilization, but I've also heard it's negligible.
- After the boil and cooling, should I be squeezing all the liquid out of the bag? Seems like there would be a lot of bitterness that could come out of those hops. Especially the 10 minute hops. Or should I just let it drip for a few minutes?
- How do I clean the bag after use? Are there alpha acids in the mesh? Should I just boil the bag to make sure it's cleaned up, or just left it dry and put it away until next time?
My questions:
- I've head this can hurt hop utilization, but I've also heard it's negligible.
- After the boil and cooling, should I be squeezing all the liquid out of the bag? Seems like there would be a lot of bitterness that could come out of those hops. Especially the 10 minute hops. Or should I just let it drip for a few minutes?
- How do I clean the bag after use? Are there alpha acids in the mesh? Should I just boil the bag to make sure it's cleaned up, or just left it dry and put it away until next time?