Hop Bags, any losses

keat64 said:

I switched to using hop pellets, as i find them easier to work with and they don't clog the tap when draining after a boil.
However, my LHBS are selling off their entire stock of leaf at less than half price, so I've bought a number bags of the common British hops and will probably purchase a few more bags of something else when i call in next week. (provided they have some left)

To avoid blockages, I'm planning on using a hop bag during the boil, but wondered if these cause any losses when it comes to extraction ???

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DoctorMick said:

I used to use hop bags but recently bought a hop spider which I find much easier for both pellets and leaf, I'm yet to be convinced it doesn't have an impact on hop utilization tho.

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keat64 said:

I switched to using hop pellets, as i find them easier to work with and they don't clog the tap when draining after a boil.
However, my LHBS are selling off their entire stock of leaf at less than half price, so I've bought a number bags of the common British hops and will probably purchase a few more bags of something else when i call in next week. (provided they have some left)

To avoid blockages, I'm planning on using a hop bag during the boil, but wondered if these cause any losses when it comes to extraction ???

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Fil said:

with your grainfather (hope ive got the right Doc ??) why not recirculate the boil through the hop spider to maximise flow through the spider and hopefully the hop utilisation, Its something i do with my bigger brewkit as the grainbag hop container employed simply floats on the boil without it.

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