Keg hopping

[dirty_martini]

I have an IPA that I'm serving this weekend at a party. Its about 7 weeks old and was losing a little of it's hop punch. I decided to drop some hops in the keg (in a bag of course) on Sunday. It's already super bright and aromatic again, but I don't want it to be too "green". Should I remove the hop bag or should I just go ahead and serve it with the hops in the keg?

 

[erikpete18]

I've heard some people just leave them in the whole time, other people will attach a string so they can easily pull it out. Assuming there's no string on yours, I'd just leave it alone, at least until it starts to taste grassy. I think it takes a lot longer for the grassy notes to come out at lower temps, so you'll probably be fine without messing with it.

 

[Yooper]

My dryhops stay in the keg the entire time. Of course, it's at 40 degrees but I've never once had any grassiness or problems!

 

[dirty_martini]

good to hear. the hop character is pretty bright right now...it tastes keg hopped. so fresh. For the record, the keg hops are .5oz each of citra, amarillo, and summit.