Getting Rid Of Hop "gunk"

[akav]

This past weekend I made my first brew with added hops: I boiled 500g of DME in 3 litres of water, added 20 grams of Fuggles pellets, simmered for 10 mins, turned off heat, added 20 grams Goldings pellets, then added 1kg of BE1 and a can of Coopers Real Ale. Topped up with cool water to 23 litres and pitched yeast.

I didn't do anything to remove the hops: at the time I thought my colander's holes were too big, and I didn't have a suitable strainer at hand. I read somewhere that it's okay to leave the hops in the wort, as it will sink to the bottom.

After four days in the fementer, there's still a lot of green stuff in suspension, making the beer very cloudy.

Should I leave it like this? Will it clear up by itself, or is there something I can/should do?

Any advice will be appreciated!

 

[Whistlingjack]

Relax, it will settle out.

As the density of the wort decreases with fermentation the heavier particles will drop. If you're concerned about it you may consider racking to a secondary fermenter in a couple of days.

WJ

 

[dirty mac]

Leave it dude. I don't bottle for a total of three weeks (if only brewing in primary). By then everything pretty much has settled to the bottom and the yeast has done its job properley. Just a tip though before bottling that first one pour some of the brew into a jug first so the hop gunk won't end up in your first bottle.

 

[akav]

Okay, thanks both of you. I'm going to relax now ...