Zero Minute Hop Addition (Extract)

[FifteenTen]

I’m boiling an American Pale Ale right now with 60, 25, 10 and 0 minute hop additions. I know too do the boil with the lid off the kettle. However, I usually cover the kettle during the ice bath for chilling. With a 0 minute hop addition should I cover the kettle for chilling or leave it uncovered?

A follow up question, I usually prevent the trub (is the kettle crap still called trub or just the fermentrr crap) from going into my fermenter. With a zero minute addition should I allow the "kettle trub" (help me out with the terminology) to go into the fermenter?

 

[Runyanka]

proceed as usual. It's not the hops that can produce DMS in the beer.

 

[Vuarra]

Whichever gives you the best results. If you prefer a cover while chilling, go for it.

 

[wildwest450]

Cover it, and for max aroma let the wort chill to around 170-180f before adding the hops, continue chilling and let them sit for at least 20-30 minutes.

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[FifteenTen]

Palmer says to add at zero and steap for 10, so thats what I'm doing, lid off for steap, lid on for chill.

 

[FifteenTen]

Thanks Deuce, Vuarra and Wildwest450 for your quick replys. Information is power.

 

[remilard]

Cover it, and for max aroma let the wort chill to around 170-180f before adding the hops, continue chilling and let them sit for at least 20-30 minutes.

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+1 though I put them in a bit warmer. I recirc through a CFC the whole time and that will chill the wort a bit just through contact with the air. I wait until it hits about 195 to add the hops. At the end of a 30 minute whirlpool/steep it is around 170.