Dry hopping and aging

[wildwest450]

Im doing a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale clone, the recipe calls for dryhopping an ounce of Cascade, and an ounce of Centennial. It will be close to a 7% beer, and I plan on not touching it for at least 21/2 to 3 months. Should I hold off on the dry hopping and do it in the keg a week before carbing?
My normal dry hopping schedule is primary 2 to 3 weeks dry hop in secondary for a week then keg and age. How long before you start losing that nice dry hop aroma?

 

[Area51BrewCo]

If you have the ability and you dont mind the clean up I recommend dry hopping in the Keg the traditional way. You will keep that nice aroma longer. However, I you choose to dry hop in the secondary you won't be dissapointed Cascade is one of my favorite hops to dry hop with.

 

[david_42]

I prefer to dry hop in the keg just before putting it on tap, because I tend to age beers 5-6 months or more. 2-3 months isn't too long if you dry hopped before kegging.

I just bag the hops and let them sit for two weeks, then force carb.

 

[elkdog]

David, can I get you to clarify? I bottle my beers and don't see kegging equipment in my near future. Is it worthwhile to dry hop? I had been under the impression that the aroma of dry hopping fades pretty quickly. If I could get 2-3 months out of it, that would be great for the extra pale ale I'll make in the spring. I guess the more useful question is: how long does the effect of dry hopping last?