lemy
Well-Known Member
Honestly I do not see what the big deal is with whole hops in the fermenter? You are only talking a couple ounces at most. There are way fewer small particles than pellet hops, and when you autosiphon the whole leaf hops act as a filter.
They really aren't that big of a deal to get out of the carboy, use your finger, or a cleaning brush.
Wait until after visible primary fermentation is completed (the off gassing of Co2 will take with it the hop aroma you are trying to keep in your beer), put 1-2 ounces of 'whole leaf hops' into the primary fermentation vessel, wait a week, rack to secondary for conditioning, then keg it.
They really aren't that big of a deal to get out of the carboy, use your finger, or a cleaning brush.
Wait until after visible primary fermentation is completed (the off gassing of Co2 will take with it the hop aroma you are trying to keep in your beer), put 1-2 ounces of 'whole leaf hops' into the primary fermentation vessel, wait a week, rack to secondary for conditioning, then keg it.
I have read a lot about dry hop methods. It sounds to me a lot of it boils down to personal preference. It appears to me as if the all around easiest method would be to put the hops in a nylon bag. Are there any drawbacks to using the nylon bag? I plan on using pellet hops and will be using a carboy as my second.