Dakota21601
Active Member
Well, started brewing with a mini mash version of the Dogfish 90. I know....first home brew and I jump right into a mini with a 90 min hop rate every 7.5 min with 1 hr 45 min boil.....yeah, I know.....didn't really realize what I was getting into until I got it home. BUT, I did have a friend I have brewed with some come over for coaching, but made him let me do it all for the experience.
So, long story short, the brew, boil, primary went great. Better than I had initially thought it would, but now I have transferred to my secondary carboy and have a question simply about the recipe itself.
The recipe states to dry hop for 3-5 days in the secondary at 71F. Okay, that's easy, I can just do that before I bottle. BUT, then it says to cool to 32F. So that's where I get confused. Can someone relate to me the timeline from throwing the dry hops on what day in the secondary to bottling and letting carbonate at room temp for weeks? Where does the cooling it to 32F fit in right? Hope that makes sense.
I am excited though. It is at 8.1% transferring it to the secondary. Smells good, looks good, etc. Just want to get my ducks in a row to finish it. Thanks!
So, long story short, the brew, boil, primary went great. Better than I had initially thought it would, but now I have transferred to my secondary carboy and have a question simply about the recipe itself.
The recipe states to dry hop for 3-5 days in the secondary at 71F. Okay, that's easy, I can just do that before I bottle. BUT, then it says to cool to 32F. So that's where I get confused. Can someone relate to me the timeline from throwing the dry hops on what day in the secondary to bottling and letting carbonate at room temp for weeks? Where does the cooling it to 32F fit in right? Hope that makes sense.
I am excited though. It is at 8.1% transferring it to the secondary. Smells good, looks good, etc. Just want to get my ducks in a row to finish it. Thanks!