I just got my partial extract kit for an Imperial IPA from Love2Brew. It calls for 3 weeks in primary and 2 weeks in secondary. Can I leave it in the primary for the 5 weeks and dry hop right in the primary or is racking necessary for this recipe?
cheezydemon3 said:Make sure Fermentation is DONE before any dry hopping.
And IMO, you want to drink this young to get all that hoppiness in your mouth. With good fermentation, 3 weeks in primary (including dry hop) is plenty, then bottle. Secondary is for hosers, eh.
in my experience, three weeks over yeast is WAY too long for an IPA. i've had beers lose all the hop flavor and aroma because they've spent too long over yeast. this happens both in the fermenter and in bottles. remember that the volatile compounds can both diffuse out and escape through the bubbler during fermentation and get absorbed into the yeast hulls during aging (look up "diacetyl rest")
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