B Big "A" Well-Known Member Joined Nov 18, 2006 Messages 138 Reaction score 3 Location Marietta Nov 20, 2006 #1 I Dry Hopped my ESB. Am I supposed to strain off the Hops when I am ready to bottle?
Brewsmith Home brewing moogerfooger Joined Aug 10, 2005 Messages 7,338 Reaction score 3,450 Location Torrance, CA Nov 20, 2006 #2 Just rack very carefully to your bottling bucket, trying to leave as much hop material behind. A couple pieces of hop leaves won't hurt anything.
Just rack very carefully to your bottling bucket, trying to leave as much hop material behind. A couple pieces of hop leaves won't hurt anything.
Evan! Well-Known Member Joined Aug 9, 2006 Messages 11,835 Reaction score 115 Location Charlottesville, VA Nov 20, 2006 #3 Big "A" said: I Dry Hopped my ESB. Am I supposed to strain off the Hops when I am ready to bottle? Click to expand... do NOT strain the beer at this point. You want to avoid anything that will introduce oxygen to it, and straining is a prime culprit there. Use a racking cane redirection cap. or, failing that, you could tie a piece of pantyhose on the end of the cane.
Big "A" said: I Dry Hopped my ESB. Am I supposed to strain off the Hops when I am ready to bottle? Click to expand... do NOT strain the beer at this point. You want to avoid anything that will introduce oxygen to it, and straining is a prime culprit there. Use a racking cane redirection cap. or, failing that, you could tie a piece of pantyhose on the end of the cane.