I remove the hops from the tea after the time I have allowed them to brew. If ten minutes - then I remove the hops then. Allowing hops to sit and stew for a couple of weeks or more in the primary is asking for vegetative flavors to be extracted by the alcohol and you don't really want that. Dry hopping for more than 7 -10 days also brings out the grassy flavors and not the aromas you want. So if it is flavor - after the end of the boil chuck 'em. If it's aroma. Rack off the hops after 7 days ...Thanks for the great advice, I appreciate it. You've answered pretty much all my questions. Just one last thing, should I leave the hops in for the fermentation or filter them out?
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