dry hopping, but most of the hops are not in contact with the beer (pic)

[perfecxion]

They've just been sitting on the top like this for 4 days now. There is 3oz in there; how can they add tastiness to my ipa when theyre not even in contact with it? should i press them down into the beer?

 

[stpug]

I would press them down into the beer, otherwise you're just making the headspace smell good

 

[perfecxion]

if i tried to scoop them out and put them in a mesh bag and weigh them down would i be taking too big an infection risk?

 

[cjonesga]

Push them down into the beer. I wouldn't worry with a hop bag.

 

[Demus]

A weighed down mesh bag works great, but at this point I'd just use a sanitized spoon and carefully push them down into the beer. Once wet they should submerge nicely for you...


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[Calichusetts]

In the future...mesh bag with marbles...it will rise and sink and the marbles create lots of spaces for contact.

 

[perfecxion]

i had kind of gotten the impression that bags are not so great for pellets, but this was the first time i used whole leaves. lesson learned