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Nate

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I was planning on using some nylon hop bags for my last brew and decided to hot wash them before use just to make sure they were clean. Dunked them in a bowl of hot water and squeezed... then noticed a slight white film on top of the water. I repeated this about 10 times and the white film always returned (used clean water each time with no film prior to rinsing the bags).

I finally gave up and just used muslin bags (also rinsed those... no film). Any idea what might be coming off the nylon bags? Anyone else tried this?
 
I always pre boil my hop bags the first time I use them, then sanitize w Star San & have never seen any film.
 
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