Need opinions/expertise on dry hopping a black IPA

[HopHog87]

I am relatively new to brewing. Only one 5 gallon extract IPA kit under my belt last year. I've now been bitten by the homebrew bug big time, again, and found myself with two small, 1-gallon extract batches in two small 1 gallon carboys. I guess there's a lot of opinion on "why go that small," etc etc. That's not my concern right now. I may eventually not think the effort is worth only 8 bottles or so but, in the meantime, it is extremely convenient giving my small boil kettle and so forth.

Anyway, one of my two kits fermenting right now (been in there for about 5 days now) is a black IPA, one of my personal favorite styles. I absolutely love Stone's Sublimely Self-Righteous and Uinta's Dubhe Imperial Black IPA. Either way, I think this is one batch I'm gonna dry-hop for a bit of aroma.

I figured it's also an experiment so I ordered an ounce of both Citra and Cascade hops which are entroute as we speak.

I'm sure you see where this is going:
1-What's your opinion of how much hops I should add (I'm thinking both varieties)
2-When to add them and
3-How long.

I know this has been discussed at length but I guess I wanted a personal answer here instead of wasting hours reading every thread on the subject (cause that's what happens, I get started and just keep following related thread after related thread!)

Here is what I am thinking right now:

4 grams cascade and 4 grams Citra, about a week and a half after primary began (in primary fermenter), letting sit about another week but probably no more than 7 days, then going straight to bottles.

Thoughts?

Thanks. This site is so darned helpful!

 

[Yooper]

I've never made a one gallon batch of beer, but I've made plenty of 5 and 10 gallon batches of IPA. I like to dryhop with 1-2 ounces of dryhops for 5 gallons, depending on the beer. So I'd assume you could cut that into 5ths, and that should be about the same. So, .25-.5 oz per gallon would be a reasonable amount of dryhopping.

As far as time, I find the best flavor and aroma for me comes in about 5 days of dryhopping. I go anywhere from 3-7 days on the dryhops generally, adding the dryhops once the beer is clear and about 3-7 days away from packaging.

I'm not a huge citra fan, of citra by itself, but with other hops I find that I like it just fine.

 

[grizzly2378]

I don't have an answer but I'm glad you asked the question. I've got 1 gallon batches of black IPA and a Sierra Nevada clone that I'll be brewing soon and I was thinking of dry hopping both.


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[HopHog87]

I don't have an answer but I'm glad you asked the question. I've got 1 gallon batches of black IPA and a Sierra Nevada clone that I'll be brewing soon and I was thinking of dry hopping both.


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Did you brew those AG or extract? In either case, mind sharing where you got the recipe? Am hoping to do some BIAB AG 1 gallon batches soon. thanks.

 

[grizzly2378]

Did you brew those AG or extract? In either case, mind sharing where you got the recipe? Am hoping to do some BIAB AG 1 gallon batches soon. thanks.

They are both 1 gallon extract kits from Northern Brewer. They call the SN clone "Sierra Madre". I've looked around for some AG 1 gallon recipes but haven't found much. The only ones I've seen are the 1 gallon AG kits that Midwest Supplies sells. They have the recipes for those posted on their website.


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[HopHog87]

Thanks. I have thought of just taking the Midwest supplies instructions and straight up using their grain bill, hops schedule, etc for my first AG 1 gallon BIAB batch and then maybe scale back some other 5 gallon recipes if that turns out well.

 

[grizzly2378]

Thanks. I have thought of just taking the Midwest supplies instructions and straight up using their grain bill, hops schedule, etc for my first AG 1 gallon BIAB batch and then maybe scale back some other 5 gallon recipes if that turns out well.

I've thought of doing the same thing. Maybe tweaking the recipes just a bit and buying the stuff from my LHBS.


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