Gotta bottle tomorrow and was thinking of passing an IPA through 2oz Centennials as I rack it to the bottling bucket... Anyone ever done this? Should I try it?
You mean like with a randall under co2?
No Randal or CO2 - just rack it over a hop bag into the bucket...
You could make a hop tea, just boil the hops in a small amount of water for 2 minutes, strain and add to the bottling bucket.
Gotta bottle tomorrow and was thinking of passing an IPA through 2oz Centennials as I rack it to the bottling bucket... Anyone ever done this? Should I try it?
I think it's a GREAT idea, although not really new. I used to do the same some years ago when I was bottling all my brews. I was told about this "pre-bottling" dry-hopping method from another home brewer at my LHBS. Simply put some hops in a reusable coffee filter and run the beer though it while racking it into the bottling bucket.
From what I understand, many micro-breweries have special devices that do pretty much the same thing.
If you're kegging, it's easier to simply do an additional dry-hopping inside the keg.
ARDean said:Thanks for the suggestions everyone!
I scolded my dad for not dry hopping and just bottled the beer (I really didn't scold my dad - I respect my elders, and beer)...
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