Dry hopping in the secondary with cheesecloth?

[EkieEgan]

I just racked a red ale into the seconday. I hopped it pretty well throughout, including dry hopping the primary, but I want more aroma. All I have at home is clean cheesecloth. Can I make a little hop bundle with this and toss it in or do I have to sanitize it (steaming?)? The beer is fully fermented out and is at 6.3%

 

[day_trippr]

Sure, you can use the cheesecloth.

But it would be shame to lose an entire batch due to infection this late in the game, so either boil the cloth for a couple of minutes or give it a short Stan San soak before loading it with whole hops (not pellets - the mesh is too coarse for that)...

Cheers!