best time to dry hop?

[ChrisRedWills]

hi brewers

quick question when's the best time to dry hop
in the primary stage of fermentation or after racking into the secondary
any advice will help

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[eggman]

I just add them to the primary once the foam has died down (usually 5-7 days), leave for a week then rack off to another fermenter prior to kegging/bottling
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[ChrisRedWills]

cheers eggman

is it to late to add them in the secondary for a week before bottling

 

[eggman]

That will be fine, but depending how you add them you might need to rack off again before bottling.
What I do is add my hops loose in the primary as described above (you can use a hop bag to contain them but I've read that you get better utilisation putting them in loose), then after a week I syphon off to another fermenter with a small hop bag over the end of my racking cane and sediment trap.
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[ChrisRedWills]

sounds like a good plan eggman thanks a lot for your help :

 

[eggman]

No worries, hope it goes well. Any other questions ask away, there's always plenty of helpful people about :