I am brewing an imperial ipa on Thursday with some new belma leaf hops I bought from hops direct. I've never used leaf hops before and wanna know if I need to use a mesh bag for the boil/mash/dry hops or if I just throw them in. I also wanted to know if it would be beneficial to add most of the hops after 30 mins in the boil. My current recipe is:
14 lbs Marris otter
1.25 lbs crystal 15
1oz Belma Mash
1oz Belma 60 mins
1oz Belma 45
1oz Belma 30
1oz Belma 15
1oz Belma 10
2oz Belma Dry hop 4 days
108 IBUs
14 lbs Marris otter
1.25 lbs crystal 15
1oz Belma Mash
1oz Belma 60 mins
1oz Belma 45
1oz Belma 30
1oz Belma 15
1oz Belma 10
2oz Belma Dry hop 4 days
108 IBUs