New Brunswick Craft Brewers Association
Brewing => Technique => Topic started by: Chris Craig on May 18, 2012, 07:22:41 PM
-
I'm brewing the massive Hop Hammer (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?topic=1718.0) on Monday, and as always, I'm using a hop spider. Now, this recipe calls for 9 1/4 oz of hops during the 90 minute boil. (6 3/4 dry hop!) That's a lot of hop matter in the hop bag. I'm thinking that I'll want to squeeze the wort out of the hop bag before I drain the kettle. Otherwise, I'll probably leave a lot of hop oils and wort behind.
Any idea if this will cause any problems with the beer?
-
When I used a hop sock, come the end of the boil, I would roll it over itself so that it would be dangling as high as possible above the wort level in the pot and to gently squeeze it.
-
Gently squeeze my sac. Got it. :D
-
Slightly OT, but brewing IIPA's with hop-sacks is putting yourself at a disadvantage. They really seem to screw with the hop utilisation.
-
I have to. I plan to put the bittering in one sock, and drop it in the kettle. The rest will be in the hop spider. I'll use a spoon to agitate it quite a lot. I'm willing to bet this is going to be a monster in any case. Also, with almost a half a pound dryhop, you won't even notice. Those aren't going in a sock.
-
Can't sing the praises of braided hose enough, as a replacement for a hop-sock. Strain when emptying from the boil-tun.
I just had real trouble hitting high IBUs (70+) with a hop-sock, and I was using a massive bag for it. Just seems to restrict their movement too much.