Dry-hopping in kegs

[Brewing Clamper]

I'm wanting to dry-hop 2 kegs of APA but I hate having to transfer the beer to other kegs because of the mess from the pellet hops. If I use bags & whole hops... will that pretty much fix my problem or is there still stuff that comes off the whole hops? Do I use the same weight of whole to pellet?

 

[Orfy]

You use a lot more whole hops than pellets and you still get mush from whole pellets when you boil, not sure if there's much when dry hopping. What about hop oils?

 

[david_42]

Dry hopping actually works better using whole hops. More surface area and less oil loss due to processing. Use a fine mesh bag and don't fill it more than half full. Some of my keg lids have a hook epoxied to the underside of the lid to hold the bag. In others, I just use a wire hook to retrieve it. You will get a little resin dust, but it's nothing compared to pellets.

Pellets are great for bittering & flavor, but I prefer whole hops for aroma and dry hopping.

 

[Brewiz]

I did the same thing but used a stainless powdered sugar can that I drilled some extra holes in it and just dropped it in.

 

[pain++]

I tend to use hop plugs and a muslin bag...easy cleanup

 

[Dude]

lately I've been using the aroma tablets that they sell at Austin homebrew. Seem to work nicely. All they have is Cascade though.

Otherwise, I just throw a mesh bag into the keg and leave it. If I want to move the beer off of the hops, I'll just rack it to a new keg. Usually I just leave them in there though.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

lately I've been using the aroma tablets that they sell at Austin homebrew. Seem to work nicely. All they have is Cascade though.

Otherwise, I just throw a mesh bag into the keg and leave it. If I want to move the beer off of the hops, I'll just rack it to a new keg. Usually I just leave them in there though.

I have not heard of these aroma tablets... what's the verdict?

 

[david_42]

I've got some hop oil, which can help an under-flavor/aroma beer. I think it is just Cascades. Two drops can change a Mild to a Pale, but much more & it starts getting strange. It's from Freshops, but I don't see it on the site any more.