Dry hopping ??
 

Hi ya

Im all a bit new to dry hopping im looking at using 3 hop varietys. do you
guys think if i used 1oz of each variety in 5gal batch would that be to much.
cheers Daza

I don't think you can have too many hops, especially when dry hopping. Depends on the style of brew and personal taste. I use 4 ozs of pellets in my IPAs, but I'm a confirmed hophead.

Followup question: When you say 3 ozs of hops, do you mean pellets or whole leaf? If whole leaf hops, you can dry hop with huge amounts and not ruin the beer.

i disagree with the notion that somehow whole hops deliver any more ibu than that of pellets.

furthermore - in regards to ruining the beer, what's to ruin?

the only thing you're going to get out of dry hopping is aroma.

I tried my first dry hop on this batch. I threw an ounce of fuggels pellets to mt cream ale and gonna see what happens. Seems like it take almost 2 weeks for all the pellets to drop. I hope it has good aroma.

I think your disagreement is really agreement. I'm saying an oz of whole leaf hops will be less potent than an oz of pellets.

probably because pellets deliver more, so they say

Any tips on dry hopping methodology? Got an IPA to dryhop this weekend, going to get some whole hops. Should I use a hop bag? Do I have to do anything to them beforehand, or can they be presumed sterile-enough to add directly? Drop them on top after I've racked, or add them to the carboy, then rack on top of them? Any tips?

Don't use a hop bag in a carboy that'd be hell to get it out. Just toss them in before racking. They'll float on the top throughout. Assumption of sterile is correct; or at least that you don't need to worry about them contaminating your beer.

tips - no more than 2 weeks with dry hopping.

My personal opinion is more is not necessarily better. I did an IPA with 2oz dry hop and another with 1oz. I can't tell the difference.

To get them out of a carboy after transfering to bucket/keg. Keep adding some water, and shake them out. No problem getting them out this way. They'll clog the plumbing if your not careful; even with the garbage disposal. I deliver this knowledge through experience :o.

I've never had a problem just throwing pellets right from the vacuum packet on top of the brew after I've racked to secondary. I don't use whole hops, but I know some people steam them beforehand to kill any nasties.