devaspawn
Well-Known Member
I swear to you that for the past two months I have read this forum 3 hours a day on average! If I missed this topic previously coming up I apologize for bringing it up again.
Last weekend I brewed up the Amber Ale special that AHB has. I am tired of trying to siphon my wort out of my brewpot into the fermenter and it getting clogged within the first two pints. I decided to put my hop pellets in my nylon drawstring bag that I normally use for steeping grain. I weighed it down with my stirring spoon and kept under the wort for the times specified in the recipe. When the boil was done I saw no green floates and the bag look quite full. I let it drain but that isn't the point. I am worried that I may have pulled a dumb move. Logically I know that if the water was able to enter the bag to turn the pellets into mush that the oils had to be able to escape. I drink my hydrometer wort after (minus the thick crap at the bottom of the test jar) and each test jar tastes similar. This time it was without the bitterness I normally taste. Now I recognize that the hoppy floaters are usually in my test jar and that has a great deal to do with that bitterness in there. Someone tell me please (better yet, multiple someones) that they have done this before and it turned out perfectly fine. I am begging you to tell me this as long as it's the truth.
Last weekend I brewed up the Amber Ale special that AHB has. I am tired of trying to siphon my wort out of my brewpot into the fermenter and it getting clogged within the first two pints. I decided to put my hop pellets in my nylon drawstring bag that I normally use for steeping grain. I weighed it down with my stirring spoon and kept under the wort for the times specified in the recipe. When the boil was done I saw no green floates and the bag look quite full. I let it drain but that isn't the point. I am worried that I may have pulled a dumb move. Logically I know that if the water was able to enter the bag to turn the pellets into mush that the oils had to be able to escape. I drink my hydrometer wort after (minus the thick crap at the bottom of the test jar) and each test jar tastes similar. This time it was without the bitterness I normally taste. Now I recognize that the hoppy floaters are usually in my test jar and that has a great deal to do with that bitterness in there. Someone tell me please (better yet, multiple someones) that they have done this before and it turned out perfectly fine. I am begging you to tell me this as long as it's the truth.