I have a SMASH that I’m about to dry hop and looking for thoughts on:
bagging or not ?
secondary or not ?
cold crash or not ?
doesn’t hurt, but I never do
nahhhh
always
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+1
One of the best beers I have squirreled away is a SMaSH and I stupidly didn’t write down what it is because I thought “I’ll never forget this… it’s only 2 ingredients “
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Yes to BIAB, no to secondary, if it’s an IPA I don’t crash. I only crash clean beers
Think he means bagging the dry hops
Yes/No - What are you wanting this beer to be?
No - Don’t risk oxidation.
No - Per @sneezles61 (I think) :“If you don’t like the way it looks use an opaque glass.”
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No to bagging the hops. I like the hops material to settle out naturally. Except if your keg hopping those need to be bagged
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Always - because I use a plate chiller
Never
Nah…maybe…depends…
Free range hops…
No Flipping way would I secondary…
Mr. Noob… If it’s an IPA, or the such no cold crash… I don’t want to miss out on the hop aroma and fresh flavor… If it’s a not hoppy brew, I will cold crash… Seems the gents in the band like a “clear brew”… What ever… And yes a ceramic mug fixes many woes! Sneezles61
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- yes it will help clear the beer.
- yes. Very little risk unless you haphazardly rack
- Yes not only will it get additional hop material to settle it also gets tannins to settle
Thanks for everyone’s input.
I decided to…
Not bag the dry hops
Not to rack to a secondary
Not to cold crash.
I guess this batch just became a lot less work.
Cheers!
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