I'm looking at brewing another IIPA, very loosely based on Pliny (even though I've never had it). My last IIPA (a black IIPA) was too caramel-ly and not nearly hoppy enough.
My question is:
When brewing a high gravity beer. Has anyone let the beer age in secondary for a month or two before adding the dry hop additions?
It seems like if you dry-hop and then age, the hops would fade, but if you wait... let the alcohol subdue, flavors blend, etc. and then add dry hops for 7-10 days, the hop profile in the final product would be a lot brighter.
Any thoughts?
My question is:
When brewing a high gravity beer. Has anyone let the beer age in secondary for a month or two before adding the dry hop additions?
It seems like if you dry-hop and then age, the hops would fade, but if you wait... let the alcohol subdue, flavors blend, etc. and then add dry hops for 7-10 days, the hop profile in the final product would be a lot brighter.
Any thoughts?