In rec.crafts.brewing Roger Grimmond <rgrimmond@sympatico.ca> wrote:[color=blue]
> well I've waited. it's been 20 days in the secondary and the hops haven't
> settled to the bottom. *sigh*. Will they ever?
> The majority of them have settled but there's still a 'film' of hops on the
> top and lots of hop particles floating around in the beer.
> What should I do next? should I just siphon and strain it through a sieve or
> a cheesecloth?
>[/color]

Ignore it and bottle or keg your beer like normal. A small piece here
or there won't affect your beer any. Besides, if you use a siphon like
an autosiphon, almost none of the hops will actually make it into the
final vessel. I always have some hops stuck to the side and floating
around when I dry hop with pellets. No problem and nobody has
complained about the beer.

BTW ... NEVER, EVER use cheesecloth. You will just ruin a good beer ...
my opinion of course (always have to have a disclaimer in this group).

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