bleme said:Totally up to you. We did a poll in my brew club a few months ago and about 1/3rd poured straight in and used a filter on their racking cane. 2/3rds used a hop sock weighted with stainless steel or glass.
It is really up to you. I have commercial experience and I will say this. it really freaking sucks when you get those pellets suck in your filter. We would use a hop bag and still get crap in the filter, but we were using more than you would. What I would do is get one of your girl friend's or mother's pantyhose and throw your pellets in there. Since you will be throwing it into the boil no sanitization is required, just make sure and wash those things before use
Not a stupid question at all. Tossing them right in assures maximum usage. It runs the risk of hop floaties as you rack. Bagging them makes future transfers a bit easier, but you need to make sure they are weighted down . It is also sometime as PITA to get a bag out of a carboy.
Not a stupid question at all. Tossing them right in assures maximum usage. It runs the risk of hop floaties as you rack. Bagging them makes future transfers a bit easier, but you need to make sure they are weighted down . It is also sometime as PITA to get a bag out of a carboy.
jongrill said:I ended up racking to secondary and tossing the pellets right in there. I think I'm going to look into whole leaf hops for next time!
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