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Update: I checked again at 11 weeks after bottling and I’m finally getting enough carbonation for this grapefruit IPA to be drinkable, although not a full head yet. Not sure what so stunted the yeast in the bottle conditioning process but FWIW I let Brewer’s Best know about the problem and they...

I’m at six weeks now and carbing remains paltry. Been going over in my head what could have gone wrong to weaken the yeast - Jet Dry in the bottles? I’ve never had this happen before so I can’t shake the feeling it has something to do with the kit

Same kit, same problem. Dry hopped in primary with high attenuation. 2 weeks bottle conditioning at upper 70's temp, and result is just some minor bubbling and no head - like an opened bottle of soda that's been in the fridge for a few weeks. The fact that there are any bubbles at all is...

Seems to me that, without C02, racking to a carboy for secondary would expose the beer to more oxygen than popping open a corner of the lid of the primary and tossing in the pellets. Yet people rack to a carboy for dry hopping fairly routinely. Is there something I’m missing here?

I’ve always heard that, co2 being heavier than air, you can afford to “peek” on occasion without too much worry

Bucket. No CO2, so oxygen exposure clearly is a concern. I’ll forego the stirring. Will just check after a day or two to make sure the pellets have fully saturated and only stir if necessary.

Ok will go light on the stirring. Don’t need perfection in hop flavor here and don’t want to create problems with oxidation

Thanks all for the tips! Going to sprinkle pellets loose into the primary and stir periodically as suggested. If significant hops are still floating on the surface after a week, I’ll try the muslin bag over the siphon to rack to the bottling bucket. If they’ve sunk to the bottom, I’ll tilt the...

I know this question has been asked many times over but I’ve seen as many different answers as there are ways to ask it. So for the umpteenth time... do folks prefer to dry hop in the primary or the secondary (if using one)? What is the EASIEST method for a newbie - not necessarily for the BEST...

never tried the bag or towel technique but I used a paint key aka church key to get the drilled stopper out of the carboy