Dry hopping a pilsner

[deadwolfbones]

So, I'm brewing a "West Coast pils" a la Highland Park Brewery's Timbo Pils (a beer I dearly love). Basically it's similar to an Italian pils, but more aggressively dry-hopped, and using more IPA-style hops. In my case, I'm using all Mosaic cryo.

I'm nearing the end of the diacetyl rest, I've hit FG, and I'm facing a choice: dry hop, then cold-crash (but don't do a traditional lagering period) OR lager for a few weeks and then raise to 60F+ again and dry hop.

I don't want to dry hop at lager temps because I've heard enough anecdotes re: grassy/vegetal flavors (or at least not getting enough of the more preferable aromatics). And I don't want to dry hop now and then lager for a longer period because I don't want to lose the potent, fresh dry hop aroma.

HPB has been pretty responsive re: my dumb homebrewer questions, but I figured I'd see what y'all think, too.

 

[JF_HBrews]

I've had good results dry hopping lagers with your latter option "lager for a few weeks and then raise to 60F+ again and dry hop".

 

[rburrelli]

Don’t dry hop with Saaz. From what I have heard, that would be a mistake. Only restating what I have heard from a few knowledgeable brewers. Never done it myself.

 

[deadwolfbones]

Don’t dry hop with Saaz. From what I have heard, that would be a mistake. Only restating what I have heard from a few knowledgeable brewers. Never done it myself.

As I said in the OP, this beer is all Mosaic cryo.

That said, I've heard the Saaz thing as well.

 

[NTexBrewer]

Cryo hops are not supposed to have any of the grassy/veg flavor aromas.

You did not mention if you bottle or keg. Ive had good results keg hopping which would probably fall under the cold dry hop category.

Search IPL (India pale lagers) recipes and see what they typically do for dry hopping.

 

[deadwolfbones]

Cryo hops are not supposed to have any of the grassy/veg flavor aromas.

You did not mention if you bottle or keg. Ive had good results keg hopping which would probably fall under the cold dry hop category.

Search IPL (India pale lagers) recipes and see what they typically do for dry hopping.

Not sure whether I'm kegging or bottling. Just got my keezer. I'm thinking this will be my first kegged beer but it might not be all put together in time.