Dry hopping question...

[mullimat]

Have my double IPA in the secondary and it has been clearing and aging for a little over a month now in there. It tastes great and is definitely drinkable now. I have to bottle it this weekend because i need it ready for my friends wedding in 3 weeks. I dry hopped with pellets and most of the hops have settled to the bottom however there is still a tiny bit still floating on top. Are you normally supposed to wait for it all to settle to the bottom? Is it "finished" dry hopping once everything has settled?

 

[maltMonkey]

I've always just left the hops in for as long as I needed to (in order to get the amount of aroma I wanted). Then when racking (to the bottling bucket or keg) just try to rack around the "floaties".

 

[AllHoppedUp]

If you have a fine mesh hop bag you can sterilize it and put it over the end of your racking cane. I do it all the time - works great.

 

[mullimat]

I was planning on racking around the hops but just didn't know whether you were supposed to wait until all the hops settled to the bottom.

 

[Yooper]

No, they might never completely settle out! Just when they've given up enough flavor and aroma for you, it's time.