Dry Hop Keg Lid

[MoRoToRiUm]

I was going to dry hop in keg with a sure screen (third down) on dip tube, and then transfer to a serving keg for my double IPA in primary right now... Should I come up with a gigantic tea infuser or does my plan sound adequate(assuming I won't clog it with 1 oz pellet hops)?

Thanks for any/all input- I love learning more about brewing!

Dry hopped as posted for about two weeks (just 1oz pellets in keg with sure screen, no infuse); went to transfer corny to corny, and the initial draw did clog the tube. Removed the post, cleared/sanitized the tube and was good to go. Let it sit a little longer, now on tap and tasting great! Next time I think I will use an infuser of sorts next go around...

 

[bendavanza]

I used the SS hose clamp to the PRV on the inside of the lid, used a nylon fine grain bag attached with a section of ss wire, put about an ounce of leaf hops in the bag, used the stiffness of the wire to submerge the bag and soak the hops. This worked great, no sediment or nasties.

 

[EdWort]

would JB Welding a SS nut to the underside of the keg lid work probably? You wouldn't have to worry about the line coming off since it'd be a closed loop.

Ed, did your method work as well as you thought it would?

Worked out like a champ. There was some residual hop powder in the beer, but it settled out nicely.

 

[balto charlie]

When I brewed a bitters that called for keg hopping I simply took a paper clip, bent it into a hook and then used a hard drive magnet on the outside of the lid to hold it in place. Hops went in a bag and were suspended by fishing line. No rust was seen on the paper clip when the keg was kicked.

KISS very nice idea. I have a pale ale that I wanted to dry hop this week and didn't want to do any major equipment adjustments. This seems like the ticket.