Dry hopping with home grown hops

OliH · Jul 6, 2024

Hello all,

My cascade hops are growing really well. So I’m planning a brew.
I’m confident in adding the hops to the boil as they are sanitised.
Last year there were a lot of bugs in my hops and Im worried about dry hopping and causing an infection.
What do others do?

I had thought once dried the bugs would leave, or do the bugs just add to the flavour!?

Cheers Oli

RichardM · Jul 6, 2024

They add protein more than flavour.

Benfleet Brewery · Jul 6, 2024

OliH said:
Hello all,

My cascade hops are growing really well. So I’m planning a brew.
I’m confident in adding the hops to the boil as they are sanitised.
Last year there were a lot of bugs in my hops and Im worried about dry hopping and causing an infection.
What do others do?

I had thought once dried the bugs would leave, or do the bugs just add to the flavour!?

Cheers Oli

You could always add them at flameout and hop stand for about 20 minutes or so at 70c ish instead of dry hopping.

The Baron · Jul 6, 2024

I would not dry hop with home grown hops as you have said there is a larger chance of infection. I think Benfleets idea of flameout is the best option

prog99 · Jul 6, 2024

I dry hop with mine, no issues.

OliH · Jul 6, 2024

Benfleet Brewery said:
You could always add them at flameout and hop stand for about 20 minutes or so at 70c ish instead of dry hopping.

This is what I was thinking. This means they can be used on the harvest day without the need to dry.

dtashmore · Jul 7, 2024

I froze mine then dry hopped, drained them then used them to bitter my next brew only problem was determining the IBU's, turned out a bit too bitter.

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