I recently opened a 1bbl brewery in Oceanside, NY (south shore of Long Island). As such, these are the first times that I have brewed beer with this equipment. My question is in regards to dry hopping methodology. My IPA calls for the use of ~1lb of pellet hops for dry hopping, and I added them (loose pellets) to the fermenter (I've tried straining bags but was unhappy with the flavor/aroma profile). I am not going to filter beer but was planning on using gelatin. I have 1bbl conical FVs. I added the dry hops with about 10% to go in the primary fermentation and dropped the temp down to 65F. After 4-5 days I dropped the temp to 35F. Its been 2 days at these cold temps. After the beer drops clear (naturally or through the use of gelatin) I will rack into kegs and carbonate.
My questions are as follows:
1) Do you recommend dry hopping pellets loose or in bags?
2) How long do you allow for the hops to settle into the cone and at what temp?
3) When do you add gelatin and does it remove any of the hop particulate from suspension? ( I know it primarily focuses on yeast and protein/polyphenols but thought it might have an ancillary effect on the hops)
4) Anything I'm missing or anything that you guys would do differently?
I don't know if these questions directly apply to any of your operations, but any info you guys/gals can give me regarding your thoughts on dry hopping techniques would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to your responses
Sincerely,
My questions are as follows:
1) Do you recommend dry hopping pellets loose or in bags?
2) How long do you allow for the hops to settle into the cone and at what temp?
3) When do you add gelatin and does it remove any of the hop particulate from suspension? ( I know it primarily focuses on yeast and protein/polyphenols but thought it might have an ancillary effect on the hops)
4) Anything I'm missing or anything that you guys would do differently?
I don't know if these questions directly apply to any of your operations, but any info you guys/gals can give me regarding your thoughts on dry hopping techniques would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to your responses
Sincerely,
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