So last night I had my first ever experience with dry hopping. The method that made the most sense to me was this:
boil a grain bag, some glass marbles (i had those flattened marbles that come with board games), and some string to sterilize. add hops and marbles to bag, tie with string and leave the end of the string hanging out of the carboy when you re-plug. In my head, this made total sense. The hops are suspended mid-brew, and the bag should be easy to remove.
And there I am, giggling like a five year old, trying to stuff this bag full of hops (leaf...wayyyy too fluffy) and marbles through the inch-inch and a half mouth of the carboy with my thumbs. I'll avoid comparing this to any inappropriate acts here in the thread...but seriously! Do the comparison in your head and see if you don't giggle too. Or at least blush.
After I finally got all of the contents inside, I plugged and put the carboy away again. Then it hit me..... how the FUDGE am I getting that bag out.
So while I muddle that one over, I'm curious about other people's methods for dry hopping. What do you find works best?
boil a grain bag, some glass marbles (i had those flattened marbles that come with board games), and some string to sterilize. add hops and marbles to bag, tie with string and leave the end of the string hanging out of the carboy when you re-plug. In my head, this made total sense. The hops are suspended mid-brew, and the bag should be easy to remove.
And there I am, giggling like a five year old, trying to stuff this bag full of hops (leaf...wayyyy too fluffy) and marbles through the inch-inch and a half mouth of the carboy with my thumbs. I'll avoid comparing this to any inappropriate acts here in the thread...but seriously! Do the comparison in your head and see if you don't giggle too. Or at least blush.
After I finally got all of the contents inside, I plugged and put the carboy away again. Then it hit me..... how the FUDGE am I getting that bag out.
So while I muddle that one over, I'm curious about other people's methods for dry hopping. What do you find works best?