Dry Hopping Suggestions

Northern Brewer General
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Hi guys, so I’ve tried a few different dry hopping techniques, and am curious what anyone else thinks the most efficient and effective method is.

I like the easy straining of using leaf hops, and I like the way pellets insist the flavor but I’m always nervous that the hops are going to get transferred come bottling time? I use my secondary carboy an can’t figure out how to use a hop sock without it sinking to the bottom.

Any help would be great!

Thanks and Cheers

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I always just throw the pellets in the carboy and let them roam free for a while. after a week i cold crash it and they all settle to the bottom.

3

When I’m not dry hopping in the keg, I too will just throw them into the fermenter and let them free float. They will settle out allowing you to rack off of them. easy peasy

4

Thanks guys. I’ve got an imperial black IPA fermenting right now and I plan on using a couple oz. of cascade an maybe an oz. of willamette.

Thanks for the feedback.

Cheers

5

I’m going to be dry-hopping with leaf hops in a 6.5-gallon bucket fermenter. I was planning on leaving it in the primary and not racking to a secondary. Can I just sprinkle the hops on top of the wort once primary fermentation has settled down? If I use whole hops in a hop bag, wouldn’t that introduce oxygen as the bag drops into the wort?

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[quote=“erockrph”]If I use whole hops in a hop bag, wouldn’t that introduce oxygen as the bag drops into the wort?[/quote]Unless you put enough weight to sink the bag (and it will take more than you think), the bag will float for a long time before the weight of the wet hops pulls it under, and it may not ever fully submerge depending on how tightly you pack the hops in the bag.

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That’s what I meant. If I drop in a weighted hops bag (using a couple of sanitized glass marbles or something like that), isn’t there a bunch of air trapped in the hops that would bubble out? Would that be an oxidation concern?