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Originally Posted by purplehaze
aico, one quick question if you're still around. i'm at the boiling stage right now, adding hops in intervals. when i transfer the wort to the glass carboy, do i strain all the hops and seasoning (i tried coriander and a little cinnamon) then or let it settle in the first fermentation process?
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Yes you strain the wort, the only thing you want from the hops is the oil, which comes out in the boil, leaving the hops in will not benefit you. The other spices will probably get thru the strainer, but that is ok.
This is why I use a hop bag, you just pull it out of the boil.
What kind of hops did you use and when did you put them in? Bittering hops go in at the beginning of the boil, finishing (aroma) hops go in at the last 5 minutes.