Boil hops in a bag?

[Robbo100]

Hi all.

I will be doing another brew when the weather cools slightly, and having done a few brews I am thinking of ways of optimising my brewing process.

The main think I have issue with, is my boiler filter blocking with hops when I transfer to the FV. Rather than re-designing the filter, I was thinking that it might be better to add the hops in a cotton net bag, such that there is far less demand on the filter at the bottom of the boiler.

Are there any drawbacks to this plan. The main issues I can think of are:

1) the hop leaves themselves usually help the filter take out some of the smaller break material, would this mean I carry lots of break material into the FV?

2) will the hops release their flavour as well if the are in a bag (even if the bag is quite large)?

Thanks

Robbo100

 

[Jeltz]

It's how I do it and much of the break material sticks to the hop sock.

 

[PD]

no problems with adding hops in a hop sock dangling via a clothes peg into the boiler..easier to clean up at the end

some break material gets carried thro but that gets left in VF after ferment no problem

 

[Robbo100]

Excellent. Thanks chaps.