I am going to try dry hoping for the first time, and was wondering when is the best time to add these hops to my secondary fermentor, i.e. right from the beginning or maybe just the last 2-3 days of the conditioning process?
After a lot of disappointing results I talked to two local pros and got this advise that has worked unbelievably well: wait until your beer is finished to add the dry hops (that way the aromas aren't being blown off with the CO2 from active fermentation). I also started using WAY MORE hops than I had before - like .5 - 1 oz per gallon. You're gonna get a lot of different opinions, just throwing my successful two cents in. Have fun and enjoy!
Can you be more spicific when you say finished?
After the fermentation has fully completed. That is, after there are no visible signs of fermentation (churning beer, bubbling airlock), and the FG isn't dropping any more.
bolts said:I've contemplated dry hopping in a keg. The idea being to add weighted hops to the keg, flush with CO2 and fill it up. Rack again keg-2-keg when ready (or drink it fast) and you'll have some wonderful dry hop w/o any O2 exposure risk.
Or you can open the lid for the 3 seconds it takes to fish the bag out with a coat hanger.
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