re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread

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rbWarEagle

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I don't claim to be the expert of homebrewing. But i've always secondaried to dry hop and have never had oxidation issues with my beer. I will continue to do this because though i am not concerned with appearence, it do appreciate a pretty looking beer and secondarying does clear the beer some.

I also feel more confident that i get more hop utilization out of the dry hop by racking my beer onto the hops, rather than throwing hops in the fermenter.

I also "dry-hop" onto any fruit, coffee, wood, etc... when i do any flavoring additions to any beers.

And, if it gets bogged down here, you can always go to www.homebrewtalk.com or byo.com for more information. Trust me, i know what it's like when you first get the brew bug. I've been doing it for 4 years now and i still get excited every time i brew.

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My dude... just help me out here. Are you suggesting that I dry hop in the primary after ferm is done and then just go straight to a bottling bucket from there? If so, hop bag or no hop bag (for pellets). How long? Any other tips?

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Exactly what I'm suggesting. Just toss your pellets directly in the primary fermentor. You get the full effect of dry hops after 2-3 days at most. You can leave them in longer of course, but most of the hops work is done after the first 48 hours really.

Trust me, I used to dry hop in secondary. After discussions with several people, including several professional brewers, I determined I was just wasting my time and creating unnecessary work for no real benefit. Been fermenting in one vessel ever since, and the beer turns out just as good.