Dry hopping a Coopers Kit

[ThePonchoKid]

My second Coopers batch is turning out beautifully. I experimented a bit with sugars and It's become quite strong. I was thinking about dry hopping this batch with a 1/2 oz. of Williamette aroma hop pellets. If successful what should I expect? A little bitterness and a little bouquet? Will it lend any sense of extra body at all? I was thinking that I'll just boil a steeping bag and a string and string it in to my keg for a couple days or so.

 

[Shooter]

Dry hopping should add flavor and aroma, but they will have a "fresher" character than kettle additions. It shouldn't add any bitterness.

 

[JRapp]

Yup, Dry hopperd my last coopers batch(also my 2nd), Only tried my 7 day post bottled sample, but the Aroma came out OUTSTANDING. Much much more interesting than my 1st coopers, the basic Aussie Pale ale.

1st time using actual hops, I want to add them to everything now.

 

[ThePonchoKid]

How did you do it? I'm thinking that I'll transfer to corny and then dry hop. Rather than opening up the fermenter to toss in the hops (I'm using a bottling bucket for a 2-4 week primary, straight to keg). How many days? Good to read positive results!

 

[JRapp]

I had pellets for the 1st time, so I just tossed them in no problem. Small problem when I went to bottle a few weeks later though, they didnt all settle, so I had alot of little green things floating around. Looked like seaweed.

No clue how Its going to look once I pull out those bottles, Only effected the ones that were near the end of bottling, they all floated around the top. Looked like tiny seaweeds in the bottle(man, i hope they sink....)

I dry hopped for the second time the other night(not a coopers malt kit, but coopers fermenter) and I had only leaf hops. I took a nylon little knit bag thingy, sprayed it with star san dried it for a few minutes and tossed the hops on and dipped them right into my fermenter. I plan on bottling next week, so will probably have the dry hops in for about 8 days.

 

[unionrdr]

I always use muslin hop sacks when dry hopping. Keeps things cleaner that way. But leaf hops expand a lot more,so I use a muslin grain bag for them. I dry hop 1 week typically.

 

[WoogleBrau]

How much should you add to a regular coopers 23ltr batch?

 

[unionrdr]

How much aroma do you want?! 1-2 ounces is plenty for 1 week.

 

[ThePonchoKid]

Thanks. I'm past the kits (*nose in the air*). I did add 2oz dry hopped to a brew and noticed how quickly it died down after it peaked. About a week no more pretty much.

How do these canned IPAs keep their profile? Less reliance on dry hopping and more on late additions?