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nstnate · 12-12-2012, 06:05 PM

What are everyones procedures for dry hopping when using cal ale yeast?

**daksin** · 12-12-2012, 06:17 PM

Wait until the beer drops clear, then toss pellet hops into primary. Package after 5-7 days.

TyTanium · 12-12-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by daksin

Wait until the beer drops clear, then toss pellet hops into primary. Package after 5-7 days.

Ditto. Or if whole cone hops, toss hop bag into primary.

bobbrews · 12-12-2012, 06:21 PM

To bag, or not to bag... that is your choice.

I prefer no bag. Rack the beer with a nylon mesh bag secured around the auto-siphon. That will prevent clogging and keep out any hop particles.

I typically leave the beer in the primary for 3-4 weeks including the dryhop, or primary 2-1/2 weeks then secondary 1-1/2 weeks w/dryhop.

**jammin** · 12-12-2012, 06:27 PM

ferm for ~ 5 days. Add dry hops for 10 days. Rack to secondary for conditioning/clearing.

nstnate · 12-12-2012, 07:02 PM

So no one is dropping the temp to force the yeast to floc?

TyTanium · 12-12-2012, 07:03 PM

You can do that too. It flocs & drops pretty well on its own.

**daksin** · 12-12-2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nstnate

So no one is dropping the temp to force the yeast to floc?

Not really necessary. If you treated your yeast nicely, they will drop out of their own accord when they're done working.

nstnate · 12-13-2012, 10:18 PM

I started this thread to see the different ways people are doing it. Maybe some are doing somthing different than the norm. Maybe not so much a how to for me.

zachattack · 12-14-2012, 02:01 PM

I let it ferment 2 weeks, dumped pellets into the primary, bottled a week later. I don't think yeast has anything to do with it.

05/001/1056 does show lower flocculation than other yeasts, but it's not a problem. If you're bottle conditioning, just leave the bottles in the fridge for a few days and pour carefully. If you're kegging, the cold crash will happen in the keg.