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Post by Fish on Jun 29, 2016 19:11:34 GMT 4
I have some hops left over from my HOP BURST wort that I have just created. The remaining hops I want to use for dry hopping. Is there any sanitising advice any one can give when it comes to adding the hops? I have about 8 different varieties that I put into a plastic seal bag. Do you starsan a hop bag then add em and dump the lot in the fermenter?
Cheers n Beers
Fish
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Post by Hairy on Jun 30, 2016 0:26:29 GMT 4
I boil the hop bag for about 10 mins, then throw the hops in (after I've held the bag aloft with tongs for a minute or two to cool down). I sit a pair of tongs in the boil pot to sanitize them, and then spray Star San on my hands to tie off the bag. Throw bag in fermentor, job done.
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Post by Fish on Jun 30, 2016 8:56:26 GMT 4
Thanks Hairy. Great gouge, I'll give that a shot then. Richie, you will like this brew, I've called it the Fish Hop Burst Ale, 7 diff types of hop added at 15 mins to boil end and at flameout. Ps- Hairy, looks like this thread is the Fish and Hairy bulletin board - Hairy Fish - good name for a beer brand.  |
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Post by Glenn on Sept 17, 2018 11:00:19 GMT 4
I just throw the hop pellets into the fermenter. Once they've been in there long enough I dump them out the 1 inch dump valve.
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Post by Fish on Sept 17, 2018 11:31:40 GMT 4
How long is long enough Glenn? So you don't use a hop bag or sterilise ?
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Post by Glenn on Sept 18, 2018 21:45:59 GMT 4
Don’t use a hop bag or sterilise. Most seem to go for 3-7 days. I usually target about 4. I figure that hops were originally used as a preservative and there is alcohol present so no need to sterilise. If you use a bag you would need to sterilise that.
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