Strange Dog
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So I just bottled my first brew that I used hops with and the bottles contain significant particles of hops.
When I made the brew initially, I boiled 15g of hops in 5L of water, then added another 15g and removed it from the heat. I added this mixture to the fermenter and made up the rest as usual.
So after some quick research it would seem that I am not the only person to suffer from the particles of hops. I have started trying to formulate a plan to prevent this from happening in future but figured you guys might already have some answers.
I have been tasting my gravity samples and the hops really seem to have added a lot of interesting flavours and aromas so I expect I will make them a permanent addition to my homebrewing technique and I would ideally like to come up with a solution to the particle issue.
So what should I do to achieve some better clarity? Add finings prior to bottling? Filter them out at some point of the bottling procedures? Gravity did not seem to take care of the particles whilst in the fermenter for more than a week so I dont think waiting for them to settle is an option.
The hops were Galaxy pellets (the kind that have to be kept in the freezer, I dont know what other kinds there are so I just thought I should clarify).
When I made the brew initially, I boiled 15g of hops in 5L of water, then added another 15g and removed it from the heat. I added this mixture to the fermenter and made up the rest as usual.
So after some quick research it would seem that I am not the only person to suffer from the particles of hops. I have started trying to formulate a plan to prevent this from happening in future but figured you guys might already have some answers.
I have been tasting my gravity samples and the hops really seem to have added a lot of interesting flavours and aromas so I expect I will make them a permanent addition to my homebrewing technique and I would ideally like to come up with a solution to the particle issue.
So what should I do to achieve some better clarity? Add finings prior to bottling? Filter them out at some point of the bottling procedures? Gravity did not seem to take care of the particles whilst in the fermenter for more than a week so I dont think waiting for them to settle is an option.
The hops were Galaxy pellets (the kind that have to be kept in the freezer, I dont know what other kinds there are so I just thought I should clarify).