Boiling Hops In Hop Bags Or Just Chuck Them In?

[Bribie G]

I use Bribie's socks (from Craftbrewer, models own, , ™, no affil... etc, etc). However, recently my hop additions have waaaay exceeded the 200g mark and it got decidedly viscous in there. I think I lost quite a bit of bitterness and flavour - i can still dry hop... or even Isohop... However I reckon as a rule of thumb, no more than 100g in one of Bribie's socks... :huh:...

I'm talkin' pellets here - Flowers or plugs just get chucked in, barefoot.

Yes I rarely use more than 60g, but in a high hop brew I boil the bittering hops for an hour, empty the hop sock then boil the later additions. Because the sock is suspended from the skyhook and sits just above the exposed element of the Birko Urn, they get a good rousing.

 

[BjornJ]

I ended up buying the same hopsock, have used it a couple of times now.

Works great and leaves the hops with plenty of space to roll around in,

thanks
Bjorn

 

[argon]

Bumping an old thread... But... Last brewday I added first addition of hops, both flowers and pellets to the hop sock, which I regularly use. As I watched the boil I thought, as others have, that the hops weren't getting a vigourous enough boil. So just emptied it all into the kettle freely. Continued on with other additions. Flameout and whirlpool... Blocked tap!! Dammit didn't haveany transfer tubing and had to take the tap off and pour into the cubes. In retrospect I panicked. Probably aerated the hot wort pretty bad.

Won't be free boiling my hops anymore. However I reckon a false bottom could be good. Anyone use one?

 

[argon]

mmm i tried many dag and hop restraint devices but they are better to go free willy IMO.

I have a false bottom in the kettle that catches them.

cheers

Just got myself a false bottom... little bit by little bit going 3v... anyway i'll be using it as a BIAB kettle in the meantime.

Tony, with a false bottom in the kettle I assume you don't whirlpool as it picks up from the centre?? How do you minimise trub transfer? FB just filters it out?

Anyone else use an FB in kettle?

 

[argon]

Quick bump for anyone who uses a false bottom in the kettle

I assume theres no need to whirlpool before draining. Just open up the tap and let it flow I guess.

Does anyone find that the FB filters out a lot of kettle trub?

Mostly I will be using pellet hops and have heard that FB mesh wont really filter it out more effective for whole hops/plugs.

Anyone have any experience to share here?

Qualification:
(I have been using a hop sock in the past but feel like I should let hops just roam free and would prefer a hard solution in the kettle)