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Slaquor · 12-03-2010, 04:41 AM

I am on my second batch (an IPA), and I was looking at one of the infection threads.

I want to dry hop it but am now afraid of getting an infection from adding the hops after I rack it to a secondary.

Is there a way to minimize the chance of infection or should I even worry about it?

bratrules · 12-03-2010, 04:47 AM

i don't really think you have to worry to much the alcohol content in your brew should enough to kill any kind of infection.

Frodo · 12-03-2010, 04:48 AM

Don't worry. Hops have a natural antiseptic quality about them. That quality of hops is the original reason that India Pale Ale was so highly hopped, so it would survive the trip.

MattCA · 12-03-2010, 05:34 AM

according to John Palmer infections from dry hopping just dont happen

SteveM · 12-03-2010, 11:11 AM

Just to be on the safe side, I have put my whole (garden picked, dried, frozen) hops in a microwave for 15 seconds when I've done this, but I don't think I will do so in the future - I can't help but wonder if this might hurt the flavor.

MattCA · 12-04-2010, 05:20 AM

"Hop-pocket"

Slaquor · 12-13-2010, 04:32 AM

I dry hoped it with hops in a grain bag. I weighed it down with a butter knife because thats the best thing I had.

Only thing is I thought the knife would be enough...but its not. The bag is 3/4 covered. And its 1/4 uncovered, is that going to give me trouble later on?

Frodo · 12-13-2010, 07:23 AM

I think you'll be fine. Not much choice now, but now you know that to put a couple more knives in there if you really want it to go to the bottom (good idea by the way - hopefully they'll come out easy). Did you boil the bag or dunk/spray it down with starsan before sticking the hops in there?

Slaquor · 12-13-2010, 01:56 PM

Yea i soaked the bag in Iodophor before I put it in there. (wrang it out well though)

thelastdandy · 12-13-2010, 02:06 PM

if you have the ability to cold crash try that out. i don't use a hop bag. just cold crash and all of the hops will sink through the beer and settle at the bottom.