ChasM wrote:[color=blue]
> I have had a heck of a time with hops, and was hoping someone here could
> lend me a hand. I have been overhopping my beers, and think I finally
> figured out why. I have been adding pellet hops to my specialty grain
> brews, but haven't been filtering the wort, so the hops sits in the beer
> while it ferments. I finally read somewhere that you are to filter the
> wort? I tried it on a batch of brown ale tonight, and the filter got so
> clogged with hops that it would have had to sit forever, thereby causing
> immense contamination dangers (which I may have done anyway...only time will
> tell). Can anyone tell me how you do it? I'd be very grateful. I love
> hops, but I have had a batch or two that have taken a LONG time to settle in
> the bottle. Thanks a lot!
>
> My email is correct, minus the obvious extra @. Thanks again!
>
> ChasM
>
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MEDICAL SUPPLY HOUSES MAKE TUBULAR GAUZE in spools you need some about
the size of your big toe only 6-7" long. It stretches laterally. Cut it
to fit, fill with hops, staple or knot it for closure

I go to Dollar Store and get a cheap pillow case- cotton-polyester- it
is just like a tight gauze, works for hops and grain, washes out fine

Yodar