Dry hopping

[beerhound]

Hi all, new to the forum but I've been snooping around here for a while.
I'm a rookie home brewer so don't bash me to bad!
My question is when to dry hop. I use a secondary fermentor and am not sure if I should add hops to the primary or secondary.
The hops are one ounce of cascade.
Thanks for any help.

 

[blueballsbrewer]

either way is fine...I've done it both ways and had no issues. typically, I only secondary when adding fruit, dry hops, etc....or to free up a primary vessel. happy brewing.

 

[beerhound]

Kind of what I figured. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Hoppylikerabbits]

I usually go with around 7-10days prior to bottling to keep the Aromatics fresh.

 

[Yooper]

I dry hop for about 3-7 days before packaging. It doesn't matter where you do it- it's more of "when". You want to do it immediately before packaging. If the beer is going to sit in a fermenter for a couple of weeks, simply add the hops about a week before packaging. That gives you the best hops aroma and flavor.

 

[beerhound]

That's handy yooper, since that's what we're after anyway. Thanx ;-)

 

[Satisfaction]

I made the mistake of dry hopping too long once and the flavor came out very grassy. This is one area where longer may not be better.

 

[beerhound]

I've started into this batch this week and it turned out great. Thanks for the help