AG Hopping question

[Scott33b]

Hi folks. I'm currently experimenting with AG. This is my second attempt. First attempt very tasty IMO. First attempt I left the wort and hops in the electric boiler overnight to cool. Then transferred to FV and added yeast. This seemed to work.

Attempt 2, should I boil hops and then transfer to FV straight away?
Really what I was wondering if the hops do anything during the cooling period if left overnight?
I'm using cascade and Amarillo.
Thanks :

 

[RobWalker]

my experience of leaving boil hops in for too long is a grassy, crappy off flavour that dissipates with time. certainly I don't believe it adds much!

You could remedy this by adding your boil hops in a bag, taking the bag out after the boil, and leaving your aroma hops in. They will probably extract more good flavours over time, but I can't say for sure.

I usually transfer to my FV and shove it in a bath of cool water. Cool in about 4-5 hours, no infections or bad flavours so far! Remember to aerate with a long spoon if you do it this way - transferring from the boiler (your current method) will do that for you. I'd be happier leaving wort in an FV than clogging up your elements etc overnight...

 

[rpt]

I use a no chill cube which is a 25L HDPE jerry can. It was about £7 on eBay. You can safely leave the wort for days, or even months. I fill it about 10 minutes after flame out.