Dry hop a turkey?

[apache_brew]

Brining my turkey right now to prep for Thanksgiving. Part of me wants to toss some of the extra cascade I have in the freezer into my turkey brine. Anybody ever use hops like this?

 

[day_trippr]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and expect that "part of you" was drinking
I would not hop a turkey. Full stop.
But if you do, let us know how it turned out...

Cheers!

 

[brewdude88]

I'm not sure anything would penetrate the turkey flavor-wise. At worst, you might get isomerization during cooking. I could personally live without bitter turkey!

 

[dmtaylor]

Turkey is meh on a good day. Bitter turkey would not be good.

 

[grampamark]

Hops in a turkey doesn’t sound like it would bring anything worthwhile to the party. I’m wondering, however, if a small amount of a low AA hop, something like Willamette or any of the Noble hops, would play well with the usual mix of seasonings added to the dressing.

That might be an experiment for a later date. We aren’t responsible for the fowl this year.

 

[apache_brew]

I chickened out...

Rather then chancing the bird on the big day, I think I'll try this experiment another time with chicken instead.