VegasBrew1
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Howdy brewers. Batch #11 was my first IPA. Nothing but amber ales to this point. I use the Palmer chart to figure out the amount of table sugar to add at bottling. Always has been spot on in the past. This batch was my first attempt at dry hopping. 3 oz Cascade just thrown in, no hop sock. Cold crash and then bottle with 3.8 oz table sugar for a 5 gallon batch. It wasn't a disaster, no bottle bombs. But I just have to wait too long for the head to recede. Hop flavor is in the sippin', but not a great (but not bad) amount of aroma. Does dry hopping effect bottle carbonation? I did pretty good regarding the siphoning, no apparent hop detritus in the bottling bucket. PS, I dry hop in primary, then cold crash. Any relevant experiences would be appreciated. Before I started brewing, I really wasn't an IPA fan. Kinda of loving 'em now however. Cheers.