Thefinalquestionindryhoppingiswhetherornottoputyourhopsinabag.Baggingyourhopscanmakethemeasiertoretrievewheneitheryouoryourbeerdecidesit’stime.Ontheotherhand,hopstendtoexpandwhenwet,soabagthatyouwereabletostuffthroughtheneckofacarboydrymaybedifficultorimpossibletogetoutwhenfullysaturated.Anotherissuewithbaggingisthatittendstoreducethehopsexposuretothebeer.Toaccountforthis,youmaywanttouse10–15%morewhenbagging.Also,whilethehopsarenaturallyresistanttobacteria,thebagisnot.Becauseofthis,youshouldalwaysboilthebagtosanitizeitbeforeputtinghopsinit.
 
Ifyou’reafanofhopflavorandaroma,youreallyhavetotrydryhoppingyourhomebrew.I’menoughofahopheadthat,unlessitiscompletelyinappropriateforthestyle,Iamdryhoppingnearlyallofmybeers
thesedaysandenjoyingeveryoneofthem.
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