Dry hopping after seven days

[ryno1981]

I brewed a batch of black IPA seven days ago. I racked into secondary last night with a hydrometer reading of 1.017. The OG was 1.076. My question is can I dry hop for five or six days or should I wait a while longer? I don't want to add dry hops without it being done fermenting, but as

 

[pfgonzo]

The beer should be clear before you add your dry hops. Yeast flocs are known to bind to hop oils. If you dry hop early, while still cloudy, you will lose some of the benefit as the beer clears and the flocs take your hop goodness down to the yeast cake.

 

[ryno1981]

The beer should be clear before you add your dry hops. Yeast flocs are known to bind to hop oils. If you dry hop early, while still cloudy, you will lose some of the benefit as the beer clears and the flocs take your hop goodness down to the yeast cake.

Thanks. Makes sense.

 

[BansheeRider]

I brewed a batch of black IPA seven days ago. I racked into secondary last night with a hydrometer reading of 1.017. The OG was 1.076. My question is can I dry hop for five or six days or should I wait a while longer? I don't want to add dry hops without it being done fermenting, but as

Are you saying your beer is still fermenting? You should never rack to secondary until you reach FG. To answer your question....yes. You can dry hop for six days. I wouldn't do more than 10 days though.

The beer should be clear before you add your dry hops. Yeast flocs are known to bind to hop oils. If you dry hop early, while still cloudy, you will lose some of the benefit as the beer clears and the flocs take your hop goodness down to the yeast cake.

Makes sense but many people actually rack on top of the dry hops.

 

[pfgonzo]

Makes sense but many people actually rack on top of the dry hops.

Right, after the beer has cleared naturally. Whether you add to your primary, or rack onto your dry hops in secondary, the important thing is to ensure fermentation is done and the yeast has dropped.

 

[ryno1981]

Thank you all! I've never dry hopped so I want to insure that I don't screw it up. Also, I said that the OG was 1.076 it was actually 1.067.