NTOLERANCE
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Picked alot of saaz hops today, thinking about puting them right into the secondary of one of my brews. Any thoughts on possible infections from the hops?
Dry hopping with fresh hops in secondary.
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I plan to do the exact same thing in a couple of days. I brewed a fresh hop ale with them on Wednesday and am going to dry hop from another bine in a couple days.
Wingnutj
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I've heard nothing about infections due to the stuff the cone produces (I'm not a bio chemist here either) stuff that keeps most insects away.
On that note....
Whats the protocall on using fresh picked hops to "Dry Hop" in a keg? Do you need to split the cones and/or somewhat break the leaves off the cone to get more surface area... ?
Do you just toss in a mesh bag and close the lid purge and set....? (yes I know I need the extra 4-6times the amount for fresh""WET"" hops.
Thanks in advance!
~K
On that note....
Whats the protocall on using fresh picked hops to "Dry Hop" in a keg? Do you need to split the cones and/or somewhat break the leaves off the cone to get more surface area... ?
Do you just toss in a mesh bag and close the lid purge and set....? (yes I know I need the extra 4-6times the amount for fresh""WET"" hops.
Thanks in advance!
~K
