Dry Hopping - NB Fruit Bazooka

[BrewingChip]

Hey all,

Two days ago I brewed Northern Brewer’s Fruit Bazooka NEIPA. I followed the instructions to a T and my OG was spot on (1.064). My yeast was also Omega OYL-200. The instructions, however, are a bit weird based on what I’ve learned about brewing so far. Below is the hop schedule, per the recipe:

1 oz Azacca (20 min hop stand)
1 oz Citra (20 min hop stand)
1 oz Ekuanot (20 min hop stand)
1 oz Mosaic (20 min hop stand)
1 oz Ekuanot, 1 oz Mosaic two days into fermentation
1 oz Ekuanot, 1 oz Citra 5-7 days before bottling

It’s been two days since I’ve brewed and per the recipe I should add my first round of dry hops today or tomorrow, but I am hesitant to do so. I am not sure if it would be better to just follow the recipe for his batch or to do my first and second rounds of dry hopping within a week of bottling. Any ideas on what I should do?

*SIDE NOTE: I also have an ounce of Cascade and Willamette in the fridge that I was saving for another brew... would it be worth it to add those to my dry hops as well?

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

I am no expert on NEIPA's but the first dry hop addition is intentionally meant to be while active fermentation is happening, while the second as the instructions say should come before bottling.

I don't see why you wouldn't just follow the kit on this one though I think there is disagreement on how you utilize the second dry hop (some would say max 3 days before bottling). Someone will come along with better insight I'm sure.

 

[Oldskewl]

Definitely add your first dry hop now while you have active fermentation. This helps with bio transformation. Add the second dry hop about 5 day’s before bottling. I would not bother with the cascade or williamette in this recipe.

 

[BrewingChip]

Just added my first round of dry hops, and I’ll add the second round 4-5 days before I bottle.

I just added the hop pellets straight onto the Krausen, but should I put my second round of dry hops in a Muslim bag? Ultimately, I’m fearful that if I just put them in within a few days of bottling that I could unintentionally siphon the disintegrated hops into my bottling buckets and the bottles.

 

[Reavers2013]

I always dry hop with a bag but some may tell you that it is like making tea in a bag instead of loose leaf. Never noticed a different and helps with not getting too chunky a beer. Also adding during krausen doesn't do much but may mellow the hops a bit so doesn't really matter what you did on the first step

 

[1bottlerocket]

I tried an NEIPA from scratch and used a mixture of Citra, Mosaic, and Galaxy hops at a 1:1:1 ratio. I have been following the NEIPA thread here and asking questions. From what I gather, the consensus seems to be adding dry hops in the middle of fermentation.

In the recipe I made I dry hopped at 3 days and 7 days and added directly to the fermenting wort. I am concerned about the hops in suspension when transferring to my bottling bucket so I am thinking about putting a fine mesh strainer in to take out any chunks that may slip through during the siphon.

Another big concern that you may have heard about is oxygen exposure. The advice I got was to minimise the handling as much as possible if using buckets. I would like to eventually get a keg set up but I do not have the space.