J_Flint
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I have 4.5 gallons of Best Bitter at day 4 fermenting with Wyeast 1469. Talk about a serious top cropper. Fermentation was slowing down so I figured I'd add my dry hops. The kraeusen was thick and gluey so I swirled the carboy a bit to see if I could knock down the yeast. To my happy surprise it worked and the kraeusen fell. I proceeded to add my .75 ounce dry hop charge and gave it one more gentle swirl before putting my airlock back in place. When I checked on it a couple hours later the kraeusen had reformed, now containing what appears to be ALL the dry hops. Should I just leave it alone? Try to rouse it again? Will the hops still release aromatics into the beer if they are trapped in the kraeusen?