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Well, @Fedora is out, but that's okay. We have a big tent, and there is a role for everyone. For the next 10 years, when we say "cold hop," we need someone to say, "It's called dry hop, dork." The payoff comes a couple decades from now, when we need someone to say "dry hop," so we can give...

No, I certainly am not ignoring any of the posts in this thread, as I feel we are about to change the world of beer. As you probably know, I am a slow typist (due to QWERTY), and -- truth be known -- I don't think much faster than I can type. Anyhow... lots of merit to this suggestion! But...

Now that is a thoughtful comment with a compelling argument. Thank you for that. Please allow a sincere, if unentertaining, rebuttal. We are hearing in this thread that "cold" hopping doesn't seem quite right, because the beer generally isn't really cold during cold hopping. After...

Just right. Usually, I cold hop with more than that, up to 1 oz per gallon.

JohnSand, I am humbled by your work here, and I apologize for not recognizing it properly sooner. Sheer, cold hopped poetry. I will repeat an excerpt for the benefit of the community: "...remove the term "dry hop" from literature and history, because of it's racist history. Villains in comic...

Typically, I bottle after 3 weeks of fermenting. I do not check gravity to decide when to bottle. The only time I open the fermenter is to cold hop.

I get it. Probably spooked by "Others," right?

Thank you Crazyeyes! I really like the word "infusion" for this. The "secondary" part seems problematic, since 1) Everyone loves to hate on "secondary" these days, and 2) I have no idea what I thought I was going to (slowly) type here, because I was distracted by "others." And that reminds...

Technically sound suggestion! Thanks. However, IMO, tepid is an ugly word. Not sure why. Reminds me of flaccid. Not the image I want to portray with my IPA. For some reason, tepid seems like a tough sell, and we are on a timeline here. Need to get past the "dork" phase in only 10 years.

Exactly. And "Dry Hopping" is when you put your hops into a "Dry." No, wait, sorry; there's no order in that. @GPP33 was right all along. "Cold Hopping" has a nice ring to it, whether in the fermenter or in the keg.

Opinions vary significantly on "just enough moonshine." If "just enough" was 20% of whatever your batch size was, that could cause an alcohol taste. :) Whatever happens, adding grapefruit juice seems bad. Probably ruins the beer and perfectly good grapefruit juice. What kind of hops did...

Forget not being able to brew a beer like that, how do you make cymbals out of malt!

I hear some of the finest brewers are calling that "cold hopping" now. [emoji57] Edit: Ignore comment above. So far, only a few of us our advocating this change. Don't want to cause you any embarrassment.

Impressive typing skills. Probably the same brain-to-fingers connection that makes a good guitar player. At my peak, I hit 36 wpm. I believe that is tied with the fastest rate ever recorded by a chicken pecking at random on a keyboard sprinkled with spent grains. I have to blame something for my...

Are you sure you're supposed to have that? I've never seen one like that. What makes it your favorite?

I'm not really in that situation, but I think it is a good thing. You're spending time with them, teaching them, allowing them to do some "work," and sharing a passion. Yes, alcohol is for adults only, but you can teach them that too. When they are older, I also believe in teaching them to...

Excellent question! I have given that a lot of thought, of course. IMO "Not Quite Warm Hopping" just doesn't have the right ring to it. I also considered "warm hopping," but with the popularity of hop standing/whirlpool hopping, that seemed confusing. In comparison to the boil, the wort is cold...

I think it will go something like this: Phase 1: COLD hop? You mean DRY hop, dork. (Maybe this phase lasts 10 days... uh, years) Phase 2: Cold hop huh. I've heard some of you geeks saying that. How is that different than dry hopping? (Maybe 5 years) Phase 3: DRY hop? Dude, nobody calls it...

I had to explain dry hopping again today. Every time I explain what it is, I say, yeah, I know, it really should be called "cold hopping." I think we can change the name. I think we should. I think it is our duty, and we must. You may resist based on a sense of tradition. Tradition. That's...