Dry hops activity.

[Azzda]

Hi guys, i could do with a bit of advice. I added my dry hops (pellets) 4 days ago and I was planning to bottle tomorrow but the airlock has started going. I have read that adding hops can get the airlock going but from what I can tell people are saying it starts when you put them in and stops shortly after.

It's been 4 days so I'm a little worried incase is a infection of some kind. Also it was cooler when I added them 16-18c now 20-22 so this might be the problem?
Assuming it's not infected and fermentation has finished is it ok to bottle and do I need to account for the co2 still being produced when adding sugar. Or should I wait?
Any advice will be appreciated.

I have taken two reading before adding hops thay where the same and I will be taking another one before bottling.

 

[Pennine]

you might want to read up about hop creep. i would probably give it another day or two and see if it stops. edit: i would take another gravity sample now before you bottle to see if it has dropped.

https://www.brewersassociation.org/educational-publications/hop-creep-technical-brief/

 

[Azzda]

you might want to read up about hop creep. i would probably give it another day or two and see if it stops. edit: i would take another gravity sample now before you bottle to see if it has dropped.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAPegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw3f2lKYXnpOAjJX2ruOtnk6[/URL]

Yeah thanks, I was thinking to take a reading now. That link isn't working.

 

[Pennine]

here is another link, its easy to find if you google it. there is a good article on brulosophy too. i updated the one above.

https://brulosophy.com/2019/02/21/t...-of-dry-hopping-lessons-from-tom-shellhammer/

 

[Azzda]

here is another link, its easy to find if you google it. there is a good article on brulosophy too. i updated the one above.

https://brulosophy.com/2019/02/21/t...-of-dry-hopping-lessons-from-tom-shellhammer/

Ok I have tuck a reading and it looks like the gravity is still dropping. So I guess that's hop creep.

I have been doing some reading and it doesn't look good. Does anyone have experience with this. Is it still worth keeping I don't wanna see this down the drain? So I should wait before bottling. Do I keep the hop bag in or take it out. Bit worried now.

Thanks

 

[An Ankoù]

When I were a wee lad and beer were ***** and Special Brew come in bottles, it were alright for them that could afford it. Has it gone downhill since?

It's been 4 days so I'm a little worried incase is a infection of some kind. Also it was cooler when I added them 16-18c now 20-22 so this might be the problem?

It may well be the case, especially if you've got a lot of head space. Or it might be that fermentation has restarted now that the temperature has increased (dependent on the yeast). I nearly always get airlock activity for 24 hours or so after adding dry hops. I reckon it's due to hop fragments providing nucleation points for bubbles of CO2 to come out of solution. Take a hydrometer reading today and another one tomorrow. If they're low and identical then bottle up.

 

[Azzda]

It may well be the case, especially if you've got a lot of head space. Or it might be that fermentation has restarted now that the temperature has increased (dependent on the yeast). I nearly always get airlock activity for 24 hours or so after adding dry hops. I reckon it's due to hop fragments providing nucleation points for bubbles of CO2 to come out of solution. Take a hydrometer reading today and another one tomorrow. If they're low and identical then bottle up.

Yeah it has less that 2inches headspace it's a 23l bucket, I think that's about right but I'm still new to this.

Well now its about 21c and the gravity was 1010 about 3days ago now its abit lower 1005. The airlock is going mabey once every 2 minutes now. Also it's a kit with yeast so I dono really known what kind it is.

 

[Pennine]

well its better to let the hop creep happen in the fermenter or else you will have a batch of gushers. i would leave the hops in till after you transfer to a bottling bucket or bottles.

 

[An Ankoù]

Well now its about 21c and the gravity was 1010 about 3days ago now its abit lower 1005. The airlock is going mabey once every 2 minutes now. Also it's a kit with yeast so I dono really known what kind it is.

You really need to wait until the SG is stable. If it's still 1005 on Sunday then you're good to bottle. I doubt it'll drop much further.

 

[dad_of_jon]

I just did a 345g dry hop 145G centenial, 100g simcoe, 100g chinook and true to form the airlock starts back up.

 

[AXW123]

Sounds like hop creep - it’s not really a problem - enzymes in the hops restart fermentation - it isn’t ruined it will just be drier than normal. Depending on the style - what sort of beer is this - it will be fine just the added bonus of a little extra strength for no extra cost!