Dryhopping

[bmwwd6]

In the past I have just thrown in the hop pellets when dry hopping, but with the double ipa I am doing right now I have decided to use a hop bag with marbles. Is it alright to let it just sink to the bottom and sit in the dead yeast or should I attach a string of floss and suspend the bag in the middle of the carboy?

 

[Malichaidog]

IMHO the best dry hopping comes from tying off a muslin bag to the dip tube in a keg. Huge difference compared to dry hop in secondary. Never dry hopped in the primary. Dropping a bag with marbles should be good just rack around it. I floated a bag of whole leaf once that eventually sunk and just racked around it no problem. Had to pull it out after with a coat hanger.

 

[HopZombie99]

Personally, I tie a string to them. Mostly they'll float anyway even with 6 heavy glass marbles in there. Then again, I've usually got 2+oz in each bag. The reason why I tie a string is so that it is easy to retrieve so I can squeeze the bags real good with BBQ tongs to get all of the hop goodness out of there. This technique has been working well for me.

I dont see a problem with letting the bag sink to the bottom, but I choose to do it the other way.

Cheers,

HZ99

 

[unionrdr]

I let mine float,since the hop oils convect down into the beer. Like tea bags in a sun tea jar. 1oz of hops per hop sack maximum to allow for flow through.

 

[bmwwd6]

Will the bag of hops eventually sink without marbles?

 

[Weizer]

Will the bag of hops eventually sink without marbles?

The oils of the hops eventually will mix throughout the batch of beer. I straight up throw my dry hops in the fermenter and don't use a muslin bag/marbles. I literally NEVER have a problem with aroma. It honestly boils down to your personal preference.