My first AG, hops question

[StevieDS]

So i did my first AG last night, an English IPA, BIAB method, and I'm happy to say everything went without a hitch (so far anyway.)
Just one question tho, as I dont yet have a wort chiller, I left it overnight to cool and pitched the yeast this morning and its already bubbling away nicely.
My question is, how long should I have left the hop bag in the wort when it was cooling?
I wasn't sure if I should have left it in all night so I didn't, I took it out after about 4 hours at which point the wort was about 40°C.
Any advice would be welcome, cheers.

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[PD]

the length of time will affect the hop aroma/flavour imparted to the beer...how long ?... how longs a piece of string ?
when you come to taste it you will either think its hoppy or not hoppy enough, adjust for your next brew.... unless of course you get a chiller before then.

 

[Dieseljockey]

+1.. :thumb: this homebrew malarkey is a steep learning curve... trial by error. :hmm:

 

[StevieDS]

Yeah true enough, I'll find out when I taste it and know for next time.
Cheers guys :thumb: