TravelingLight
Well-Known Member
Got an extract IPA finishing now (my first beer). I just racked it to secondary two nights ago. I racked to secondary to give myself more time to finish getting the kegerator ready. It should be ready in a week or so. I am dry hopping this beer. So I'm waiting until the kegerator is fully ready to go and then dry hop for ~5 days, then rack it to the keg. I'm using pellets to dry hop and debating my two options... (I'm doing secondary in a 5 gal glass carboy, FWIW)
1. Just dump the pellets in and let them do their thing; or
2. Put the pellets in a nylon/etc bag (sanitized) with marbles or some other weight (sanitized).
Ultimately I'm curious as to opinions between the two options. If it's basically six in one, half dozen in the other, I would take option one and not worry about a weighted bag. Just because it's easier. And I wouldn't have to worry about making the bag of hops all skinny and such to fit in the carboy opening. However, if the difference in dry hopping between those two options is drastic, then obviously I would put forth the extra effort needed to put them in a bag with weights. What say ye, HBT?
1. Just dump the pellets in and let them do their thing; or
2. Put the pellets in a nylon/etc bag (sanitized) with marbles or some other weight (sanitized).
Ultimately I'm curious as to opinions between the two options. If it's basically six in one, half dozen in the other, I would take option one and not worry about a weighted bag. Just because it's easier. And I wouldn't have to worry about making the bag of hops all skinny and such to fit in the carboy opening. However, if the difference in dry hopping between those two options is drastic, then obviously I would put forth the extra effort needed to put them in a bag with weights. What say ye, HBT?