stickyfinger
Well-Known Member
man 2oz dryhop is huge!!! thats 10ounces in 5 gal
283Grams!! holy Crap on a cracker!
It IS huge. However, the resulting beer has incredible hop flavor, like drinking squeezed hops. AND, I don't add any kettle hops except a small bittering charge at 60 mins. If you add 2 oz/gal in dry hop, you will have an IPA that tastes great for several weeks, at least 6, likely longer, super hazy.
I am now of the opinion that the absolute primary reason for haze in these NE IPAs is a HUGE dry hop charge in the primary. The oats, chloride and the rest are not necessary, I think!
Also, remember you can mix in "cheap" hops to add character but keep cost down if that is an issue for you. CTZ is only like $0.50/oz and can add a lot of character to any beer for example. I like the newer hops though for huge dry hopping, as they can be added in huge amounts without weird off-flavors or excessive bitterness in many cases.
I did a 3 oz/gallon Centennial dry-hopped IPA that just tasted weird. I am very confident I could do that with Citra and have a fantastic beer.