Dry hopping

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Do you dry hop until the end of the keg or take it out part way through?

End of keg
9
69%
Take out after...
4
31%
 
Total votes: 13

retourrbx

Dry hopping

Post by retourrbx » Wed May 14, 2008 11:25 am

What do you do?

macleanb

Post by macleanb » Wed May 14, 2008 11:44 am

Could you include us more corny challenged and add "Primary only" "Secondary Only"

retourrbx

Post by retourrbx » Wed May 14, 2008 11:47 am

DaaB wrote:I find 5-7 days is sufficient, too long and it can develop a grassy taste.
Does the aroma remain for a long time afterwards or does it subside as the keg goes on?

Can't see a way of editing the poll sorry :?

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Post by Talisman » Wed May 14, 2008 11:53 am

ive gone off Daabs advise. Transfered from my primary at the weekend into another fermenter with airlock. added the dry hops and will then transfer to a corny this weekend.

1st go at this myself.
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retourrbx

Post by retourrbx » Wed May 14, 2008 12:10 pm

I have dry hopped with Bramling X until the end and it was really nice but I don't know if that would be the same with all hop varieties...

Matt

Post by Matt » Wed May 14, 2008 3:17 pm

5 ish days in secondary for me.

prolix

Post by prolix » Wed May 14, 2008 11:36 pm

slap it in and the next time we see the muslins is when the cornie is dry

fivetide

Post by fivetide » Thu May 15, 2008 9:46 am

I only left them in a keg once and thought the flavour went a bit oily towards the end.

A working week or full week in secondary for me, although I've skipped dry-hopping with my first two AG brews because I want to judge more how the bittering and aroma hops are working first.

dartgod

Post by dartgod » Thu May 15, 2008 11:32 am

I was reading up on dryhopping awhile back and the article I was reading said to maximize flavor and aroma to dryhop at least 21-28 days.......can't remember where I read it at though :?: :cry:

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