adamjackson
Well-Known Member
I went on a trip so started dry hopping 6 days ago. I am coming home but now, am being sent somewhere else so I won't be able to transfer my IIPA to keg until the 10th of September. That's a full 18-20 days.
Is this really bad? I know the hops drop eventually and maybe my beer will be more clear but I'd hate to get any other ill effects i know the one thing that comes to mind is that my beer will be less hoppy sooner so I should enjoy within the next couple of months. but, other than that, will that extended dry hopping really mess things up?
Should I have my friend throw the carboy in my beer fridge to drop the beer down to 40 Degrees F? That should help maintain some freshness even if I can't transfer it for anotehr 2 weeks.
Oh and it's completely pitch dark where i'm fermenting and maintains 60 Degrees F constant temp via an AC in the closet blowing out cold air constantly. So it's already pretty stable. FG is expected to be around 10% so maybe time will help this beer?
Is this really bad? I know the hops drop eventually and maybe my beer will be more clear but I'd hate to get any other ill effects i know the one thing that comes to mind is that my beer will be less hoppy sooner so I should enjoy within the next couple of months. but, other than that, will that extended dry hopping really mess things up?
Should I have my friend throw the carboy in my beer fridge to drop the beer down to 40 Degrees F? That should help maintain some freshness even if I can't transfer it for anotehr 2 weeks.
Oh and it's completely pitch dark where i'm fermenting and maintains 60 Degrees F constant temp via an AC in the closet blowing out cold air constantly. So it's already pretty stable. FG is expected to be around 10% so maybe time will help this beer?