shlap Well-Known Member Joined Jan 31, 2007 Messages 177 Reaction score 3 Location Phoenix Sep 25, 2007 #1 How do you guys dry hop in a carboy? Do you use a bag and try to stuff it through the little carboy neck or just throw 'em in? I've got an ounce of amarillo (leaf) that I want to dry hop with.
How do you guys dry hop in a carboy? Do you use a bag and try to stuff it through the little carboy neck or just throw 'em in? I've got an ounce of amarillo (leaf) that I want to dry hop with.
Glibbidy Well-Known Member Joined Oct 11, 2005 Messages 2,371 Reaction score 15 Location Sunny Southern Vermont Sep 25, 2007 #2 I don't use no stinking bags. Just toss them in!
I iggy_fenton Well-Known Member Joined Jul 24, 2006 Messages 91 Reaction score 1 Location Sioux Falls, SD Sep 25, 2007 #3 Northernbrewer has a handy cylinder type dry hopping strainer thing that can easily be added and extracted from a carboy. Not sure of the price as I couldn't find it on their website, just the paper catalog.
Northernbrewer has a handy cylinder type dry hopping strainer thing that can easily be added and extracted from a carboy. Not sure of the price as I couldn't find it on their website, just the paper catalog.
Yooper Ale's What Cures You! Staff member Admin Mod HBT Supporter Joined Jun 4, 2006 Messages 75,132 Reaction score 13,283 Location UP/Snowbird in Florida Sep 25, 2007 #4 I usually just throw them in, but you can use a bag if you want.
OP OP shlap Well-Known Member Joined Jan 31, 2007 Messages 177 Reaction score 3 Location Phoenix Sep 25, 2007 #5 Thanks guys, I just threw 'em in! Will leaves just sink on their own? Do they usually settle in a week?
Thanks guys, I just threw 'em in! Will leaves just sink on their own? Do they usually settle in a week?
TexLaw Here's Lookin' Atcha! HBT Supporter Joined Sep 19, 2007 Messages 3,672 Reaction score 37 Location Houston, Texas Sep 25, 2007 #6 Go back in the morning and see what the hops bits are doing on the top. Give your carboy some gentle shaking to get them into the beer and settling. TL
Go back in the morning and see what the hops bits are doing on the top. Give your carboy some gentle shaking to get them into the beer and settling. TL