Hello brewers
I have brewing 1 gallon batches for five years now, improving my setup little by little. And I could not be happier. Im using a 1 gallon fermenter with a wide opening from northern brewer, and a 12 liters kettle from the Malt Miller with a thermometer and Ball Valve Weldless tap that I use to BIAB and mash full volume. Im also kegging my beers with a semi closed transfer.
Regarding dry hopping, I use a tilt to know when the gravity is within 4-5 points the expected final gravity, and then I quickly remove the airlock and use that small hole to toss the hops in. The hops are in a big bag, with some marbles and enough space to expand and get all wet. The bag is mostly sunk. The whole process takes around 30-40 seconds, hopefully not enough to cause any problems down the road.
I want to use magnets to dry hop without needing to ever open the fermenter. That way I could also dry hop after fermentation is done, safely double dry hop etc.
The only issue I see is that since it is a small fermenter, the space between the lid and the beer itselft is pretty small, around 2-3 inches. I have managed to fold the bag with the hops and tie it up so it's small and stable enough to fit hanging with the magnets in that small space until I need to drop it.
Is it really worth it? I mean the hops are clearly very tight and they dont have space to really expand and let beer flow.
Should I simply keep doing what I have been doing until now? And how big of a difference would it be to dry hop at the end of fermentation versus towards the end of fermentation?
Thanks for your help!
I have brewing 1 gallon batches for five years now, improving my setup little by little. And I could not be happier. Im using a 1 gallon fermenter with a wide opening from northern brewer, and a 12 liters kettle from the Malt Miller with a thermometer and Ball Valve Weldless tap that I use to BIAB and mash full volume. Im also kegging my beers with a semi closed transfer.
Regarding dry hopping, I use a tilt to know when the gravity is within 4-5 points the expected final gravity, and then I quickly remove the airlock and use that small hole to toss the hops in. The hops are in a big bag, with some marbles and enough space to expand and get all wet. The bag is mostly sunk. The whole process takes around 30-40 seconds, hopefully not enough to cause any problems down the road.
I want to use magnets to dry hop without needing to ever open the fermenter. That way I could also dry hop after fermentation is done, safely double dry hop etc.
The only issue I see is that since it is a small fermenter, the space between the lid and the beer itselft is pretty small, around 2-3 inches. I have managed to fold the bag with the hops and tie it up so it's small and stable enough to fit hanging with the magnets in that small space until I need to drop it.
Is it really worth it? I mean the hops are clearly very tight and they dont have space to really expand and let beer flow.
Should I simply keep doing what I have been doing until now? And how big of a difference would it be to dry hop at the end of fermentation versus towards the end of fermentation?
Thanks for your help!