Hi,
I've brewed several batches of a Pliny the Elder clone, which has two dry hop additions in the secondary. I use a five-gallon Big Mouth Bubbler when I use a secondary, and I have a Big Mouth Bubbler Depth Charge that I use when I dry hop in the secondary. That has worked well for me, except I lose close to half a gallon from the hop absorption.
In a few days I'm going to brew a Pliny the Elder Double Dry-Hopped clone for the first time. It's basically the same recipe, except it's dry hopped in the primary. The first edition goes in once active fermentation begins; the second addition goes in five days later. The hop additions are also doubled from the original recipe (hence the name). The first addition consists of seven ounces of hop pellets. The second addition has three more ounces of hop pellets.
I've debated back and forth on bagging / not bagging the hop additions. Right now I'm leaning toward tossing them in loose.
Does anyone have any advice on whether to bag them or not, or on anything else about dry hopping during active fermentation?
Thanks for your help!
I've brewed several batches of a Pliny the Elder clone, which has two dry hop additions in the secondary. I use a five-gallon Big Mouth Bubbler when I use a secondary, and I have a Big Mouth Bubbler Depth Charge that I use when I dry hop in the secondary. That has worked well for me, except I lose close to half a gallon from the hop absorption.
In a few days I'm going to brew a Pliny the Elder Double Dry-Hopped clone for the first time. It's basically the same recipe, except it's dry hopped in the primary. The first edition goes in once active fermentation begins; the second addition goes in five days later. The hop additions are also doubled from the original recipe (hence the name). The first addition consists of seven ounces of hop pellets. The second addition has three more ounces of hop pellets.
I've debated back and forth on bagging / not bagging the hop additions. Right now I'm leaning toward tossing them in loose.
Does anyone have any advice on whether to bag them or not, or on anything else about dry hopping during active fermentation?
Thanks for your help!