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I am dry hopping my IPA in a secondary, using whole leaf Cascade hops. I heard they would eventually sink to the bottom, but a week later they are still floating on top. I tried a very gentle stir, but to no avail. Any suggestions? How long can I leave the IPA in the secondary?

I just finished my second brew, an IPA, and I will dry hop it. I am doing the secondary in a five gallon carboy, and was wondering (and this is a really noobie question) can I use bags to dry hop, or is it just easier to throw the hops in? If I throw the hops in, should I put them in first, and...

First off, let me say how much this forum has been a help, especially concerning my last question of adding more water. Second, I racked our Redhook ESB clone into the secondary fermentor on Saturday. The Redhead and I just hoped it would taste like beer, and if it did we would be happy...

The Redhead and I brewed our first batch last Saturday, an ESB, and when we filled the fermentor (fermenter?) I realized we only brewed four gallons instead of five. Right now it is bubbling well, and a head is forming, and we are going to put it in a five gallon carboy this weekend, and I...

I did some homebrewing back in when I lived in NC, but after I moved to Alaska I pretty much stopped...until recently. The Redhead and I brewed our first batch last weekend. It was an ESB, and we had some problems, but it is bubbling nicely in the fermentor. One big problem, we only made...