Mash Hop w/Pellets?

[traviswalken]

I searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to this.

I am brewing an Imperial Janet's Brown today and need a little help. The recipe calls for a mash hop with pellets. I batch sparge and my mash tun is a cooler with a stainless braid. I am a little concerned that the hop gunk will clog up the braid. I've never had a stuck sparge, but don't want to experience one today.

The recipe calls for 1.5 oz Northern Brewer in the mash. I don't have NB, so I will sub something else. If I pick a higher alpha alcid hop, I will probably have about .75 oz.

Anyone have experience with this? Should I put them in a hop sack?

 

[Yooper]

I searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to this.

I am brewing an Imperial Janet's Brown today and need a little help. The recipe calls for a mash hop with pellets. I batch sparge and my mash tun is a cooler with a stainless braid. I am a little concerned that the hop gunk will clog up the braid. I've never had a stuck sparge, but don't want to experience one today.

The recipe calls for 1.5 oz Northern Brewer in the mash. I don't have NB, so I will sub something else. If I pick a higher alpha alcid hop, I will probably have about .75 oz.

Anyone have experience with this? Should I put them in a hop sack?

I never had a problem with mash hops clogging up my system, but I have a false bottom and not a braid. 1.5 ounces of hops will disintegrate, but it shouldn't be too bad. You'll stir them into the mash well, so the grain will help with filtering.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

I wouldnt be worried, but if you want to be safe spend the extra 50 cents and get a half # of Rice hulls.

 

[Denny]

For all the good mash hops will do you, you might as well put them in the toilet as the mash tun.

 

[traviswalken]

Thanks guys. I will assume the grains will filter the hops.

 

[traviswalken]

Mash/sparge were great. Maybe slightly slower than normal? But not a problem.

Thanks again for the replies.