aggiejay06
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
Going to dryhop today for the first time. I know a lot of people are just dryhopping straight into the primary now, and that's what I plan to do. Got a 10-month old, so I'd love to save the time of cleaning and racking!
I've got my brew in a 6.5 gallon bucket...so a fair amount of headspace which is protected by the CO2 right now. I'm planning to open it up and gently drop the hops in there (1 oz of pellets, 1 oz whole leaf because they were out of pellets for that one). Not planning to bag them or anything.
But I'd also like to steal a sample out with my sanitized measuring cup. I know CO2 is heavier than air, so it's not just going to rush out when I open the lid. But, out of curiosity, anyone know how long you can have the lid off the primary without having to worry about oxidation?
Going to dryhop today for the first time. I know a lot of people are just dryhopping straight into the primary now, and that's what I plan to do. Got a 10-month old, so I'd love to save the time of cleaning and racking!
I've got my brew in a 6.5 gallon bucket...so a fair amount of headspace which is protected by the CO2 right now. I'm planning to open it up and gently drop the hops in there (1 oz of pellets, 1 oz whole leaf because they were out of pellets for that one). Not planning to bag them or anything.
But I'd also like to steal a sample out with my sanitized measuring cup. I know CO2 is heavier than air, so it's not just going to rush out when I open the lid. But, out of curiosity, anyone know how long you can have the lid off the primary without having to worry about oxidation?