sicktght311
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The last handful of NEIPAs i've brewed have all had the same problem.....underwhelming juice flavor once they hit the keg. However if i dry hop in the keg, i get significantly more hop flavor. I wondered if its an oxidation problem, but i'm having absolutely no problem with my color changing through the life of the keg, and I know a major oxidation sign in NEIPAs is dulling of the color. Mine are all vibrant yellow from start to finish.
I have SS Brewtech brew buckets, and i'll typically dry hop on day 2, and then dryhop with a larger charge a couple points before final gravity. Then i'll usually keg 3-4 days later. I dry hop loose pellets, not in bags. The only place i could see oxidation happening is transferring, since i have yet to set up a fully closed transfer system. I typically gravity feed into a fully sanitized, and co2 purged keg from the bottom up with the lid off, immediately seal, and then purge the headspace 6-7 times with co2 before setting to pressure. However with the lack of change in color, i didnt think oxidation is the issue.
My hop schedule is 14-16oz total between 150 degree whirlpool, first dryhop, and last dry hop. I add about .25oz of Warrior at 60 for bittering. The recent beers just come out boring with no over the top hop aroma as i was expecting. However 1.5-2oz in a hop filter inside the keg brings out a lot more hop aroma.
Thoughts? Am i oxidizing, just for some reason not seeing color change?
I have SS Brewtech brew buckets, and i'll typically dry hop on day 2, and then dryhop with a larger charge a couple points before final gravity. Then i'll usually keg 3-4 days later. I dry hop loose pellets, not in bags. The only place i could see oxidation happening is transferring, since i have yet to set up a fully closed transfer system. I typically gravity feed into a fully sanitized, and co2 purged keg from the bottom up with the lid off, immediately seal, and then purge the headspace 6-7 times with co2 before setting to pressure. However with the lack of change in color, i didnt think oxidation is the issue.
My hop schedule is 14-16oz total between 150 degree whirlpool, first dryhop, and last dry hop. I add about .25oz of Warrior at 60 for bittering. The recent beers just come out boring with no over the top hop aroma as i was expecting. However 1.5-2oz in a hop filter inside the keg brings out a lot more hop aroma.
Thoughts? Am i oxidizing, just for some reason not seeing color change?