BrewThruYou
Well-Known Member
I have a two-tap kegerator and like to have an IPA on tap as one of my beers. I also have a fridge that can cold crash and hold a few cornies. I'd like another kegged IPA ready in case that one kicks. My problem is when to use gelatin and when to dryhop if I'm priming with dextrose at room temp.
What would you rather do if you don't want to force carb?
1. Cold crash in glass with gelatin. After clearing, rack to corny with dextrose & dryhops. Wait 2 weeks at room temp to carb. After 2 weeks, throw corny in fridge.
2. Cold crash in glass with gelatin. After clearing, rack to corny and prime with dextrose. After 2 weeks, open it up, add dryhops, and throw it in fridge.
3. Cold crash in glass with gelatin. Rack to tertiary glass and dryhop for 1 week. Rack to corny, add dextrose, wait 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, throw corny in fridge.
4. Prime keg with dextrose. After 2 weeks, open up, throw in gelatin and dryhops and cold crash.
5. Other
Seems like there is downsides to each option. I've heard that gelatin strips out some dryhop flavors, so I'd guess I'd lean towards #1 or #2. The problem with #2 and #4 is that I'd need to open the corny after priming to add the dryhops.
Please help. Confused on the best option. I'd prefer to have the dryhops in the keg while in the kegerator so I guess I'm leaning towards #1 and hope that the dryhops for 2 weeks at room temp doesn't lead to grassy flavors.
What would you rather do if you don't want to force carb?
1. Cold crash in glass with gelatin. After clearing, rack to corny with dextrose & dryhops. Wait 2 weeks at room temp to carb. After 2 weeks, throw corny in fridge.
2. Cold crash in glass with gelatin. After clearing, rack to corny and prime with dextrose. After 2 weeks, open it up, add dryhops, and throw it in fridge.
3. Cold crash in glass with gelatin. Rack to tertiary glass and dryhop for 1 week. Rack to corny, add dextrose, wait 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, throw corny in fridge.
4. Prime keg with dextrose. After 2 weeks, open up, throw in gelatin and dryhops and cold crash.
5. Other
Seems like there is downsides to each option. I've heard that gelatin strips out some dryhop flavors, so I'd guess I'd lean towards #1 or #2. The problem with #2 and #4 is that I'd need to open the corny after priming to add the dryhops.
Please help. Confused on the best option. I'd prefer to have the dryhops in the keg while in the kegerator so I guess I'm leaning towards #1 and hope that the dryhops for 2 weeks at room temp doesn't lead to grassy flavors.