JohanMk1
Well-Known Member
I was listening to the latest BSHB podcast "For The Love of Hops" when I had what can only be described as a looney idea.
Why not dry hop at bottling time. I have a scale with enough resolution to be able to weigh hop pellets with enough accuracy to try this.
So before I grab the hops and scale for tomorrows bottling session I thought I should look into this a but further both here and by listening to the rest of the podcast.
While it seems that the time needed to bottle condition would give a very grassy hop effect, I have also read about folks dry hopping directly into the keg.
Would I end up with grassy beer or is it worth trying? If it's worth trying how much should I use? (My bottles are 18oz bottles) The scale has 0.001gram accuracy.
I'm thinking somewhere between half a gram and a full gram per bottle.
Why not dry hop at bottling time. I have a scale with enough resolution to be able to weigh hop pellets with enough accuracy to try this.
So before I grab the hops and scale for tomorrows bottling session I thought I should look into this a but further both here and by listening to the rest of the podcast.
While it seems that the time needed to bottle condition would give a very grassy hop effect, I have also read about folks dry hopping directly into the keg.
Would I end up with grassy beer or is it worth trying? If it's worth trying how much should I use? (My bottles are 18oz bottles) The scale has 0.001gram accuracy.
I'm thinking somewhere between half a gram and a full gram per bottle.