I need to rant...I got off early today and had big plans to come home and get a brew in before dark. My girlfriend got me a pound each of whole leaf, fresh frozen simcoe and citra, which I was pumped about using in my black ipa today. Everything went well until whirlpool time which took forever and I never did get accomplished, then at chill time my pump got totally gummed up and I spent about an hour picking hop leaves out of my pump and plumbing in the dark and only ended up with about 4 gallons in the carboy before I finally said to hell with it and gave up. I will never...f*#@ing ever...use whole hops in the kettle again...ever. thanks for listening and feel free to share similar experiences...wnc