Dry Hopping

[Baltibrewer]

I'm pretty new to home brewing (7 beers and 1 mead) and took about a five year hiatus to have kids. I never really loved any of the brews that I made (all extract). My preferred style is IPA and I decided to pick back up and give it another try by brewing Northern Brewer's Dead Ringer. Everything went great on brew day and since - gave myself enough time, good pitching temp, fermentation at a steady ambient 64 degrees, followed the recipe to the exact specifications...except no I didn't. I have two packages of Centennials left for dry-hopping instead of one. I only added one ounce during the five minute add instead of the two in the recipe. My question is should I throw them both in during the dry hopping stage or just add the one as stated in the recipe? How much of an effect will this have on the taste? I really wanted to make a homebrew that I could reasonably compare to another beer to see whether I'm close or not. Thanks!

 

[Menhir]

If you like dry hopped beers I'd add one ounce for a 4-7 days in the secondary, and then add the other ounce for another 4-7 days. It won't do much for bitterness but will give you lots of hoppy goodness.

 

[Baltibrewer]

Okay, cool. Thanks for the advice. I'll stagger them in the way that you describe and see how that goes. It might turn out for the best. I think I like my IPAs less overwhelmingly bitter anyway.

 

[CamG]

I just did a dry hop for the first time.
I put 2oz of citra directly into the primary after fermentation was complete. I then let it sit for 5 days and then right into a keg.

It turned out great. Way better than I expected. If you like less bitter and more hops then I think you will really like how yours turns out

Thanks,
Cam

 

[Baltibrewer]

Great. Thanks Cam!