Derric wrote:
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>>> 9. Pour thru a strainer into a fermenter.[/color][/color]
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>> Why pour thru a strainer? I have left the hops and moss in the fermenter.
>> Will it change the taste to strain it before fermenting?[/color]
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> Good question... I probably don't have a good answer... :) There is
> probably not a great taste change either way... The best thing to do is
> to plan two identical brews and do one each way and see! Let us know if
> you do, and the results. ((I don't brew extract anymore much, so don't
> use a strainer at all anymore ... )).
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well, typically at this point the hops are done adding to the brew. If one
was to leave it in, it could possibly affect the taste detrimentaly so one
removes that and anything else one can to prevent a grassy flavor imparted
as at this stage you're primarily concerned with fermentation. This can
take a week or so and some brews you want to leave in the fermentor for
longer than this, so anything you can remove, you do, as longterm effects
of leaving stuff in for a long time can be quite unknown. Unless working
from a known recipe and are experimenting to see what it would do, it's
best just to remove whatever one can.
-gcitagh
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