carlsonderek
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So I'm planning an IPA, and I am going to build my first hop spider, using the paint straining bag. I do all grain, and have always been taught to throw the worth chiller in the last 15-20 minutes of boil to sanitize it. Now, at this point in the boil the hop spider will be filled with sludge and trub from the pellets, so how do you guys do it? Do you carefully lift the spider out of the way, place the wort chiller in, then set the spider back in place with it hanging in the center of the wort chiller? Or do you cut to the chase and put the wort chiller in from the start, with the hop spider over it hanging in the center for the whole boil? Also--how long after flameout do you leave the hop spider and its contents in contact with the wort in the kettle? The whole time while cooling and transferring to carboy? I'd assume yes, since if you used no spider the same trub would be in contact during that whole time. Sorry for the lengthy question(s) and thanks in advance!