Hops How Do I Bag Them Use Them?

[T.D.]

Ross, I am assuming you have a tap coming out of the centre of your boiler's base... is that right? Any reason why you decided to go down this track? I can't figure out how this works when using a gas burner...

 

[Ross]

Ross, I am assuming you have a tap coming out of the centre of your boiler's base... is that right? Any reason why you decided to go down this track? I can't figure out how this works when using a gas burner...

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TD,

It's how the system came, i bought it 2nd hand - I'll post some pics on a new thread, as this has gone a little off topic...

cheers Ross

 

[DrewCarey82]

How often can u reuse a hop bag I notice that you can buy them for a modest price and I've also heard mention of a steel ball?

How do u clean them as well?

 

[T.D.]

I assume they do have a lifespan, but I have both a hop bag and a grain bag (same, just different sizes) and they show no evidence of wearing out.

To clean mine, I just scrunch it up in a ball in my hands and run water over it (with my hands cupped underneath it). As the water absorbs into the grain bag I just squeeze it all out and most of the hop debris comes out with it. I do that until it looks pretty much clean to the naked eye. Then I dry it off. By the time it is dry (not long) I can see some of the hops that I have missed, but they basically just brush off once it is all dry.

 

[DrewCarey82]

Do you steralise it @ all?

 

[T.D.]

Yeah, definitely. When I am brewing/racking/bottling I always have at least 10L of iodophor (in solution) lying around. I just soak the hop/grain bag in that for 20 mins or so. Seems to work well.

 

[DrewCarey82]

And how many hops just to add abit of flavour cant imagine it would be much more than a palmful would it?

 

[T.D.]

Yeah, about that I guess. I would say something like 20-30g is a good starting point for dry hopping.

 

[Ross]

I use good old napisan on my hop bags - brings them back like new.
As TD said - approx 1 gm per litre is a good starting point for dry hopping - I think the little hbs teabag ones hold approx 15 gms.

Cheers Ross

 

[Joel]

Sorry Ross. Don't know what I was thinking.... Can't blame it on beer. I was at work at the time!

 

[Ross]

Sorry Ross. Don't know what I was thinking.... Can't blame it on beer. I was at work at the time!

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Don't apologise - took it as a compliment