Dry hopped in the keg 1-2 days too long. Will taste fade with time?

[msa8967]

Turns out I might have dry hopped in the keg 1-2 days too long were there is a slight vegetable after taste to my beer. Has anyone found that this taste will fade with time?

I have a second keg of the same recipe that has not been dry hopped so I have been thinking of trying to blend these two kegs together to help reduce this taste but I thought it would be better to ask some other opinions first.

 

[gtcole]

I wouldn't think a day or two would matter that much (I could be wrong). Chance of a DMS issue?

 

[msa8967]

I wouldn't think a day or two would matter that much (I could be wrong). Chance of a DMS issue?

No dms. The beer tasted just fine prior to my efforts to dry hop it in the keg. I was just trying to get more hop aroma with the dry hop effort.

 

[igotsand]

How long did you dryhop in the keg for?
Which hops?
Maybe lower your co2..
I've dryhop in the keg for 2 months before and no vegetable taste(keg was always cold)..
Igotsand

 

[msa8967]

I had the hops in for 7 days as the keg was cold. Used 1 oz of Sterling hops for 5 gallons of beer. I'll try lowering the CO2 to see if that helps.

Thanks

 

[whitehause]

I had the hops in for 7 days as the keg was cold. Used 1 oz of Sterling hops for 5 gallons of beer. I'll try lowering the CO2 to see if that helps.

Thanks

7 days cold with 1 ounce?....yea, you'll be fine. You could probably have left it in for 2 weeks.

I doubt the vegetal taste is from a 7 day cold dry hop. I've done 12 day warm dry hops with 5 oz's and haven't had vegetal tastes.

 

[diS]

I had similar issue with my last IPA.
After 3 days of dry hop beer had great flavor but when kegging 4 days after (7 days sum of dry hop) there was some grassy aroma.
It disappeared after a week in keg.

 

[TheRussMeister]

I think you will be fine. Sounds like you are tasting all of the crud that dropped out of the beer. Where these your first tastings of the beer after kegging?

 

[tagz]

From what people say around here, a week at serving temps is not a problem. Many people dryhop in the keg for 3-4 weeks, until keg is kicked. I've had vegetal issues before as well... I haven't been able to isolate the issue. Although I'm beginning to suspect hop type and condition.

 

[jglazer]

Yea the freshness of the hop really plays a big role in this issue too

 

[NathPowe]

Seems like you'll be fine man. When I hop in the keg at serving temps I don't take them out until I float the keg. I also wait 10-14 days before tasting - this gives the keg time to carb and also lets the dry-hop even out. They're often a bit much right of the gate but will mellow really nicely with time. Just my experience.