I just racked an orange pale ale to the secondary earlier today. It calls for dry hopping 2 oz of cascades. I used the leaf variety so there are a lot of them. I also placed them in a nylon bag to assist with a cleaner bottling day. Now, I notice a large portion of the hops are floating above the beer line and not submerged. Should I occasionally try to push those hops down in the brew or should I just let it be? Thanks.
Dry hopping???
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wildwest450
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Some people use a few marbles or "steelies" in the bag to weigh the hops down, if their above the beer their not doing you any good. You could sanatize a few marbles and drop them the bag.
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too late to do anything now. Trying to get them to sink will probably just end in frustration. I use 1/2" SS ball bearings and a hop sack to weigh down dry hops but, even only half submerged they will still work well enough. So yeah as Sir Paul would say, "Let it be"
starrfish
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Any dry hopping is better than no dry hopping! you'll love it~ add the marbles next time works great!
