Dry hop question

[Shag]

I have a DIPA in primary right now, about ready to rack to secondary. I'm going to dry hop with 2oz of whole leaf hops, and I'm shooting for around a 6 day dry hop period.

The problem is that I don't think I'll be able to bottle until more than 6 days from when I rack to secondary. Will dry hopping still be effective if I don't rack on top of the hops, but instead add them at a later time, on top of the racked beer? With pellet hops I wouldn't be concerned, but whole leaf hops will just float on top, I believe (not dry hopped with whole leaf before).

I'd just leave it in the primary for a bit longer, but I have another beer I want to brew, and need the carboy.

Any thoughts?

 

[mithion]

It should be fine do just throw in the hops afterwards. In fact, I usually always do that as oppose to racking on top of hops. After I transfer to secondary, I usually wait a few days to make sure active fermentation doesn't start up again. I've had that happen where I transferred to secondary, dry hopped immediately and then fermentation got lively again and blew all those sublime volatile aroma chemicals.

 

[Bensiff]

I dry hop in the keg with whole leaf and they always sink to the bottom so that I have to fish them out.

 

[naughtyco]

Thanks for asking this! I was going to ask the exact same thing!

I'm going to rack my Midwest Autum Amber, wait a few days and then throw the hops in. I'm going to wait, as mithion said, just to be sure that nothing starts up again.

That, and I want the beer to feel "at home" before I add something more for it to be afraid of.

 

[Pappers_]

That, and I want the beer to feel "at home" before I add something more for it to be afraid of.

That's very considerate of you!