Pale Ale Recipe / Dry Hopping Keg

[stylus1274]

OK so I am getting ready to brew a kit (recipe below) and I want to dry hop the keg to keep the aroma while I drink it.

With that said I have 2 questions. Well really 1 question but with a "1a" and "1b".

If you plan on dry hopping do you suggest skipping the traditional method in your fermenter and do all of it in your keg? Or do you split it? Say 3oz in the fermenter and then when you transfer to your keg do the other 3oz?



.25lb Caramel 20L Steep 20 Minutes at 155F
6lb Gold DME 60 minute boil
1oz Northern Brewer hops 60 minute boil
1oz Centennial hops 5 minute boil
2oz Cascade hops Dry hop 5-7 days
2oz Glacier hops Dry hop 5-7 days
1oz Crystal hops Dry hop 5-7 days
1oz Ahtanum hops Dry hop 5-7 days

 

[eric19312]

Keg dry hops are pretty powerful. I do 1oz in the keg in a tea ball and get quite a kick. Maybe do 4oz in fermentor and 2 oz in the keg.

 

[stylus1274]

Keg dry hops are pretty powerful. I do 1oz in the keg in a tea ball and get quite a kick. Maybe do 4oz in fermentor and 2 oz in the keg.

And this is why I asked

 

[Eucrid]

I keg hop usually with 100g of leaf hops. I have a long stainless mesh cylinder to keep the hops in. It is powerful and takes a week or so to clean up but when the beer drops clear and the hops have blended in its beautiful for about 2 months before it drops off again. I've never been able to recreate the effect of keg hopping from regular dry hopping.

If I want even more punch I'll add 50g in the FV as fermentation is ending.