Should you dry hop in a bag or loose? | Dry hopping methods

[@lastigband]

Cold hop tea, Steve Janish has written up about dry hopping cold. Filter with strainer then use carbonation cap to fill into a keg.

[@robertschumann3840]

Good video. I don’t use bags for dry hopping but haven’t really gone over 60g. I once dry hopped in keg but tied weighted bag with dental floss so that it was suspended about halfway down. It worked well but not really something I like mucking around with.

[@icemanknobby]

How about using a big tea ball and a magnet, you can lower into the hops for several days then extract above the beer when you think they have been in there long enough?

[@paulywill]

Just brilliant presentation! Thank you!!!

[@Javaman92]

Okay, yes. Thanks this does give me a lot of good information. :-D

[@brianmacgabhann5630]

Any rules on the amount of hops to use, or does it vary from recipe to recipe? Also; what about dry-hopping with hop pellets?

[@camassist88]

if you serve and store from fermenter, I’m using chubby, it’s best to remove hops after 2-4 days?

[@user-qf5iv4dx9f]

So is that 30 grams per cask (9 gallon) or is that for for a larger amount of beer? My beer is already in cask.

[@wollewolfram]

Is it a good idea to dry hop without hop sock, then cold crash for a few days to clear the beer before kegging?

[@grain_and_grape]

Yep, that method works perfectly well. Just keep in mind that for beers like NEIPA's, there are so many hops there is a risk you might clog the tap on your fermenter. Most other moderately hopped beer styles will be fine.

[@NigelDownes-wv7in]

What are your thoughts about adding hops into like a tea holding vessel and weighing down with glass (e.g. marbles)?

[@grain_and_grape]

Hi Nigel, those tea holders perform much the same as a bag so no harm in using them. Weighing down with marbles is also a good trick. The only down side is that they can be small in size, constricting the hops. So if possible get as large a one as possible. Many home brew shops now sell "hop tubes" which can be a better option.

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