So I’m still relatively new to this whole brewing thing. My son and I brewed a NEIPA today. We’ve had issues them turning dark before, so our big plan was to do this one oxygen-free. We’re fermenting in a 7-gallon stainless conical. I read about a way to use food-grade kitchen magnets (one inside the hop bag tucked up under the fermenter lid, one on the outside to hold it in place), so that when it’s time to dry-hop, we would just pull off the outside magnet, causing the bag of dry hops to fall in.
Alas, after brewing and before pitching, when I was messing with the magnets, I accidentally dropped the bag containing 9 oz of hop pellets (supposed to be for dry-hopping) right into the wort! We had to decide whether to leave them in or pull them out… and decided to pull them out. For now, while the wort is beginning to ferment, the soggy hops are in a bowl covered with plastic wrap, sitting in the fridge.
The question is, can we still use those in a week or so when we’re ready to dry hop, or will they somehow go bad sitting in the fridge for the next week. Should I buy new hops?
Thanks!