1st time dry hop

[Plumber79]

Hey guys,
I've just bought 100g of both citra and centennial hop pellets to drop in an ipa kit ive got fermenting. When it's done fermenting I was thinking of putting 50g of each in. Would that be too much? I love really hoppy ales but it's my 1st time using hops so really don't know how they'll effect the brew? Any feedback back would be much appreciated :thumb:
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Paul

 

[cwiseman77]

Hey guys,
I've just bought 100g of both citra and centennial hop pellets to drop in an ipa kit ive got fermenting. When it's done fermenting I was thinking of putting 50g of each in. Would that be too much? I love really hoppy ales but it's my 1st time using hops so really don't know how they'll effect the brew? Any feedback back would be much appreciated :thumb:
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Paul

That is quite a lot but if you like your hoppy ales I think it'll be just fine! Do you have a hop sock or grain bag to put them in?

 

[Plumber79]

I was planning on just dropping the pellets in loose

 

[cwiseman77]

problem with that is they may clog or get stuck in your tap or siphon when you go to bottle. If you have a grain bag or even a square of muslin, tie them up in it, then its easy to remove before you bottle

 

[morethanworts]

I just dropped 20g Golding pellets into my Wherry. Most have sunk down, 4 days on. I think pellets are fine to put in loose, at least if you are racking afterwards.

 

[cwiseman77]

I just dropped 20g Golding pellets into my Wherry. Most have sunk down, 4 days on. I think pellets are fine to put in loose, at least if you are racking afterwards.

Didn't know they sink, I've only ever used leaf hops and you certainly wouldn't want them floating about in your FV. Well if they're going to sit at the bottom I don't see a problem with chucking them in loose

 

[morethanworts]

Another couple of days on and I still have some remains of the hop pellets I mentioned on the surface. I just read that they sink when well-soaked. I only dropped them on the top, so I'm going to gently push the remains below the surface this evening. It's also not as cold as I'd like in my shed. Smells great, though!

 

[andyakameatloaf]

My last brew i dry hopped using Citra in a muslin square that i tied (I was surprised how cheap muslin is. Food grade unbleached 1 square metre from John Lewis Haberdashery for under £2, enough to make 2 large square ties to hold about 50g of leaf hops.).

I don't have a secondary FV. I usually siphon off into pressure barrel after primary and let it ferment secondary inside my barrel. After barreling i read a lot of notes saying that dry hopping while in primary is not a great idea because the expelled c02 can take with it the aroma that you're after. Is this true?
If so, how would i go about doing a 7 day dry hop with just one FV? I read somewhere about cold crashing the yeast, dry hopping for 7 days then putting into keg, but surely this means the yeast would be dead and my beer wouldnt carbonate?

Cheers for any advice

 

[rpt]

how would i go about doing a 7 day dry hop with just one FV?

Why not dry hop in your barrel? AFAIK it's standard practice by breweries to dry hop in the cask.

 

[Pearlfisher]

My last brew i dry hopped using Citra in a muslin square that i tied (I was surprised how cheap muslin is. Food grade unbleached 1 square metre from John Lewis Haberdashery for under £2, enough to make 2 large square ties to hold about 50g of leaf hops.).

Do you need to bleach it and wash it first ?

 

[andyakameatloaf]

My last brew i dry hopped using Citra in a muslin square that i tied (I was surprised how cheap muslin is. Food grade unbleached 1 square metre from John Lewis Haberdashery for under £2, enough to make 2 large square ties to hold about 50g of leaf hops.).

Do you need to bleach it and wash it first ?

I wouldn't bleach it yourself. I got the unbleached version because it was offered to me, so i thought it would be better. You will definitely need to clean and sterilize it before use though (and believe me, putting hops inside it will make it very dirty after each use, but it comes out)

I usually fill a sink with hot soapy water and put the muslin in, swirl it around in there, take it out and twist any soap out of it, then put it in a pan of boiling water for a while to sterilize it.

I would imagine that if you boil it in water to sterilize it for 10-15 minutes and it doesn't discolour your water then you wouldn't need to bleach it,

how would i go about doing a 7 day dry hop with just one FV?

Why not dry hop in your barrel? AFAIK it's standard practice by breweries to dry hop in the cask.

I had thought about it, but I've seen posts recommending not to dry hop for more than 7 days claiming it can give "grassy" flavours. To be honest I don't really know what to think about it, there seems to be so much conflicting information on the net. I'll probably give it a go though. :thumb:

 

[Hawks]

After barreling i read a lot of notes saying that dry hopping while in primary is not a great idea because the expelled c02 can take with it the aroma that you're after. Is this true?
If so, how would i go about doing a 7 day dry hop with just one FV? I read somewhere about cold crashing the yeast, dry hopping for 7 days then putting into keg, but surely this means the yeast would be dead and my beer wouldnt carbonate?

Cheers for any advice

You can dry hop in primary once the initial vigorous ferment has died down ( as this would drive it off ). When I have dry hopped in the FV it has been after 7 days so little / no CO2 activity.

Even after cold crashing, there is enough dormant yeast in solution still. Once it warms up it will work to carbonate no problem :thumb:

 

[Pearlfisher]

Thanks Andy

 

[rpt]

how would i go about doing a 7 day dry hop with just one FV?

Why not dry hop in your barrel? AFAIK it's standard practice by breweries to dry hop in the cask.

I had thought about it, but I've seen posts recommending not to dry hop for more than 7 days claiming it can give "grassy" flavours.

Commercial beer probably doesn't spend very long in a cask so that could be a good point.