after reading and studying quite a bit i decided not to transfer the wort to a secondary (since i dont see great advantages i stick to simple and unoxidating and uncontaminating way) and had great results. But at my 4th batch i decided is time to dry hop my babies, and i ended up confused.
-when it comes to dryhopping what are the clear advantages of turning the wort to a secondary? harvest the yeast?
oh, btw im talking about 10 to 15 days of fermentation in the primary...
and i also have a parallel question: do you use high alfa acid hops for bittering, or maybe a lot of medium alfa acid? i was using Magnum for that matter, and found the bitterness to be too raw, unbalanced. now im gonna give it a try using lighter hops in bigger amounts. any thoughts on that?
cheers!!!!
-when it comes to dryhopping what are the clear advantages of turning the wort to a secondary? harvest the yeast?
oh, btw im talking about 10 to 15 days of fermentation in the primary...
and i also have a parallel question: do you use high alfa acid hops for bittering, or maybe a lot of medium alfa acid? i was using Magnum for that matter, and found the bitterness to be too raw, unbalanced. now im gonna give it a try using lighter hops in bigger amounts. any thoughts on that?
cheers!!!!