Dry Hop Keg

[Wild Duk]

I just kegged a beer and dropped 1 ounce of Cascade plugs into it on Saturday. I've never dry hopped this way and don't know how long to do it for. I'm leaving Wed. morning for 3 days. Should I pull out the hops now, or leave them until Friday.

I also want to start carbing the keg, but can't with the hops in there. The sack is tied to fishing line and weighted down, so I can't keg a good seal until they are out.

 

[flyangler18]

Leave 'em in there, I do it all the time.

Wait, I can't picture why you have to remove them before sealing the keg?

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Yeah, just go ahead and leave 'em in there, seal up and start carbing away. I've heard of folks leaving them in for over 3 months with no ill effects.

 

[conpewter]

Try zip tying the bag to the dip tube instead of having it hang by a string in the keg.

 

[Wild Duk]

I've heard stories of the bag getting sucked up the dip tube when pouring beer......

 

[944play]

The sack is tied to fishing line and weighted down, so I can't keg a good seal until they are out.

I hear ribbon-type dental floss works well for this.

 

[hopsalot]

dental floss is usually flavored, I would not put that in my beer.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

dental floss is usually flavored, I would not put that in my beer.

That's why you get the non-waxed, non-flavored type.

 

[King of Cascade]

I guess no wax dental floss is what you should use. I have never done it but a good brewer I know suggested it to me yesterday

 

[Bokonon]

I guess no wax dental floss is what you should use. I have never done it but a good brewer I know suggested it to me yesterday

I use unwaxed dental floss every time when I dry hop in my kegs. Usually I leave enough slack in the floss so it will be submerged until about 2/3 of the keg is gone.

 

[King of Cascade]

I've heard stories of the bag getting sucked up the dip tube when pouring beer......

I’ve had this happen before and believe me it hurts when you try to pull your bag back out.