Whole hops

[aryiman]

How do you all add whole hops to the wort addition? Do you use a hop bag or just put them right in like you do with pellets? I would think a hop bag would be a lot less messy.

 

[Brew-boy]

People do both, really depends on your system.

 

[Yooper]

I never use hops bags, I just throw them in. If it's a recipe with a ton of hops, I will strain going into the fermenter. Otherwise, I don't worry about it.

 

[flyangler18]

I never use hops bags, I just throw them in. If it's a recipe with a ton of hops, I will strain going into the fermenter. Otherwise, I don't worry about it.

This. You have to be careful with hop bags because they can settle on the bottom of the BK during the boil and scorch.

 

[Calico Jack]

hop bags are a lot less messy, so to speak. I used hop bags for the longest time for every brew and still do for big ipa's, but recently have just been tossing the hops in when for porters, stouts, etc.

 

[aryiman]

Wow fast responses. Thanks everyone, it looks like I will just be tossing them in.

 

[aryiman]

Wow fast responses. Thanks everyone, it looks like I will just be tossing them in.

 

[tdavisii]

I use a hop bag. Soooooooooooooooo much easier then straining them out of boiling wort.

 

[flyangler18]

Soooooooooooooooo much easier then straining them out of boiling wort.

Boiling wort? Strain on the way to the fermenter after it's been cooled to pitching temp.

 

[McKBrew]

I have a bazooka screen on the inside of my boil kettle, which makes for an effective whole hop filter.

 

[tdavisii]

Boiling wort? Strain on the way to the fermenter after it's been cooled to pitching temp.

Oh i see. I guess not everyone uses a counterflow.

 

[Yooper]

Oh i see. I guess not everyone uses a counterflow.

I use an immersion chiller. I cool the wort, then pour into primary. If there are tons of hops and cold/hot break, sometimes I whirlpool and siphon. You don't want to pour hot wort, no matter what kind of chiller you use. You risk hot side aeration (maybe a myth, though) as well as an injury!

Actually, I'm a weakling. I'll usually siphon the first 1/2 of the wort, then pour the rest into the primary. If I want to strain, I use a sanitized colander over the primary. Usually, unless there are tons of hops, I just pour it in.

 

[flyangler18]

Oh i see. I guess not everyone uses a counterflow.

Immersion chiller here w/ a submersible pond pump to recirculate ice water- and I can even get down to lagering pitching temps easily, despite the fact that I only brew ales. This set up is wicked efficient too.

 

[Calico Jack]

Immersion chiller here w/ a submersible pond pump to recirculate ice water- and I can even get down to lagering pitching temps easily, despite the fact that I only brew ales. This set up is wicked efficient too.

DITTO!

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