dry hopping and cold crashing

[Lepetitnormand]

Hello,

I was wondering if the dry hopping and cold crashing could be done at the same time or not ?

I have the feeling that no but I though it was worth a question.

Xavier

 

[Natdavis777]

It can be, but you are better off dry hopping at warmer temps. Hop oils extract faster at warmer temps, and slower at cool temps. You can cold crash before or after your dry hop, I would just recommend letting the hops sit in the beer around room temp for your given length.

There are plenty of people on this forum that will also dry hop in their serving kegs, and they do it with success.

 

[mrgrimm101]

Here's a similar thread from a few days ago. Looks like everyone pretty much agrees that the warmer the temp, the better hop oil extraction occurs, which leads to better aroma (which is what you want from dry hopping)

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=579928

Also, here is an article which talks more on this subject

http://brulosophy.com/2016/01/18/dry-hop-temperature-warm-vs-cool-exbeeriment-results/