http://home-brew.tribe.net/thread/38cf2257-2478-4c57-8dff-efa3b08cd32a?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://home-brew.tribe.net/thread/38cf2257-2478-4c57-8dff-efa3b08cd32a#0bc1f1cd-78c5-47d0-a4b2-30bd29ed567c I never use hop bags, I just let it settle and am carefull with the racking cane. I am assuming that you are using a glass fermenter, if not I would suggest it, it makes seeing what you are doing alot easier. Another thing that I noticed is that when using the pellets, they tend to breakup into a fine mush, so I'm not sure that using a bag would be helpfull anyway. Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:31:58 GMT http://home-brew.tribe.net/thread/38cf2257-2478-4c57-8dff-efa3b08cd32a#0bc1f1cd-78c5-47d0-a4b2-30bd29ed567c danimal 2006-09-11T17:31:58Z http://home-brew.tribe.net/thread/38cf2257-2478-4c57-8dff-efa3b08cd32a#c3da4de1-6b4e-4374-a9a6-8baee8156c6d I just put my first batch into the fermentor and during boiling I had my hop bag with pellets open up into the brew ...doh!. At which point, and how, should I strain out that hop sediment? or should I just let it settle and just be careful about transfer to secondary fermentation??? thanks, The Rookie Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:39:05 GMT http://home-brew.tribe.net/thread/38cf2257-2478-4c57-8dff-efa3b08cd32a#c3da4de1-6b4e-4374-a9a6-8baee8156c6d Zaven 2006-09-08T19:39:05Z