homebrewjapan
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I'm currently fermenting my second beer - Black Rock Whispering Wheat with Munton's Wheat Spray Malt.
It's in the primary now and I think the OG is near the right level to bottle (will check with the hydrometer before bottling, of course).
Rather than bottle the full amount, I was thinking to bottle half and then add some dry hops to the remaining half in the primary (I don't have a secondary), and then bottle the rest a week or two later. I basically want to experiment to find out what difference dry hopping makes to the taste of the beer.
Is there any significant disadvantage to this? Ie, taking half from the primary and then dry hopping the rest in the primary. Or is the difference likely to be negligible and so not worthwhile?
Finally, I'm looking for a fruity taste. Any dry hops that you would recommend for this, and what quantity? They need to be v.common varieties (Cascade, Saaz, etc) for me to be able to get them in Japan.
It's in the primary now and I think the OG is near the right level to bottle (will check with the hydrometer before bottling, of course).
Rather than bottle the full amount, I was thinking to bottle half and then add some dry hops to the remaining half in the primary (I don't have a secondary), and then bottle the rest a week or two later. I basically want to experiment to find out what difference dry hopping makes to the taste of the beer.
Is there any significant disadvantage to this? Ie, taking half from the primary and then dry hopping the rest in the primary. Or is the difference likely to be negligible and so not worthwhile?
Finally, I'm looking for a fruity taste. Any dry hops that you would recommend for this, and what quantity? They need to be v.common varieties (Cascade, Saaz, etc) for me to be able to get them in Japan.