Dryhopping

Hi there,
I've got a beginner question to ask,
Can I use pellets for dry hopping?
if yes,should I use a hop-bag or just throw the pellets into my fermenter?
I'm not racking to a second fermenter,still ok for dry hopping?!
Thanks

Yes, you can use pellets. No issue there.
Should you use a bag.. probably will be very helpful to keep 90% of the gunk out of the bottom of the FV. This makes it nice when you are ready to rack to the bottling bucket... not as much cr@p to deal with.

You are on the right track.....

BTW, what are you brewing? What type of hops are you considering for the DH?.. and for how long.. A week DH is usually great.. at least for the ales I'm messin' with.

I'm ready to brew an IPA,
With Amarillo gold and simcoe for dry hopping

I prefer to dry hop with pellets rather than leaf. Leaf tends to suck up a lot of the beer, and I need to strain the wort as I siphon it out of the fermenter or the leaves will plug the siphon.

I let the pellets swim free. They usually drop in 10 days to 2 weeks. Some may say that is too long, but I have not seen any issues. I have not had any grassy flavors, even when they have been left in for a couple of months.

I don't use bags and have no problems racking the beer and leaving the hops behind. They eventually drop to the bottom of the fermenter and stay there.

I also prefer to dry hop with pellets for the same reasons as Calder. I just pour them in 7 days before I want to bottle. I do not like the amount of beer the whole leaf hops and pellets tend to absorb.

I dry hopped with pellets last time and just let them float, racked to a keg and I have a ton of floaties! Taste and aroma are killer though, this time I am going to put some nylons over the end of my racking cane to act as a filter and put a stainless scrubbie at the end of my dip tube for the same reason. Also plan on cold crashing with some gelatin to help clear it up some more.