markluckhardt
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I am brewing a pale ale and want to dry hop it into an IPA. I've never dry hopped before, but I have heard horror stories of doing it in secondary fermentation because the foam can clog the air lock and pop the top and/or the hops won't work as effectively in the smaller carboy.
I have my 5gal brew in a 6.5gal carboy now. I am wondering if anybody has ever dry hopped in the larger carboy after 2-3 weeks, and then transferred to a smaller 5gal for secondary fermentation after? Seems like this would solve the problem of foaming out of the smaller carboy and not risk clogging the airlock, but also get the benefit of secondary fermentation.
If I did do this, would there be a limit to how long I would want to keep it in the secondary fermenter with an already dry hopped brew?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I have my 5gal brew in a 6.5gal carboy now. I am wondering if anybody has ever dry hopped in the larger carboy after 2-3 weeks, and then transferred to a smaller 5gal for secondary fermentation after? Seems like this would solve the problem of foaming out of the smaller carboy and not risk clogging the airlock, but also get the benefit of secondary fermentation.
If I did do this, would there be a limit to how long I would want to keep it in the secondary fermenter with an already dry hopped brew?
Thanks in advance for any advice!