Dry hopping at yeast pitch

[Antti]

Hi all !

I'm thinking about dry hopping at yeast pitch.

Fermenting in a plastic bucket, so this is probably the best way?

Do you have any personal experiences?

Any idea about hop variety and quantities?

 

[fluketamer]

a thread from last year :

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/has-anyone-dry-hopped-at-yeast-pitch.734041/

i have seen plenty who do it. i have seen articles on it. i have seen reasons for and against.

i dont like the idea of those hops sitting in there the whole time. so i dont but its prolly not an issue.

also doesnt biotransformation change the hop characteristic from day 0 dry hopping. and something about hop creep being a potential issue .


OTOH i keg hop all the time and the hops sit in the keg for up to 6 -8 weeks . i havent had a beer go grassy in that time. but it prolly depends on the hops also.

 

[Much2Brew]

I started doing this after watching the Brulosophy episode on this technique. Makes the process a little easier and I have had great results. I will use this approach going forward. So far I have used Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, Mosaic and Krush. I use the same amounts I used with traditional dry hopping. Side note, while I have seen a lot of good reviews on Krush I won't be using them again, kind of a sour fruit character

 

[hooper]

Open Fermentation for 3 days then dry hop and close fermenter. Closed transfer at the end. I like the results.

 

[Barão]

Hi all !

I'm thinking about dry hopping at yeast pitch.

Fermenting in a plastic bucket, so this is probably the best way?

Do you have any personal experiences?

Any idea about hop variety and quantities?

I do it like this in IPA... Hops together with the yeast on day 0... start of fermentation... 8 g/L... 10 days later I do a 4-day cold crash at -1.5º... excellent results... biotransformation... no oxidation

 

[fluketamer]

Open Fermentation for 3 days then dry hop and close fermenter. Closed transfer at the end. I like the results.

what do you set your spunding valve to on day 3?

 

[hooper]

what do you set your spunding valve to on day 3?

I don't spundt. I use a blowoff tube to serving keg, then to a jug of water. It is not pressure fermented.

 

[VTMongoose]

I always dry hop at yeast pitch and I have placed multiple times with American Pale ales (one gold, one silver) this year in BJCP competitions so whether it is ideal or not (probably not honestly IMO), it is capable of working perfectly well.