Hi all,
I have a question about my new dry hopping process - (8bbl FV)
I’m planning to start dry hopping once the fermentation is 100% done and I was thinking of this process:
- Set the pressure relief valve at 14 psi before the fermentation is finished in order to create a positive pressure into the FV.
On the dry hopping day (beer at 68F):
- Remove yeast from the FV bottom as much as possible.
- Release the FV pressure (from the CIP arm) and dry hop from the top manhole and close the FV as fast as possible.
- Immediately blow co2 from the FV bottom and put it again at 14 psi - allow some CO2 to get out from the relief valve in order to remove O2 introduced during the dry hopping.
For the next 2-3 days: blow co2 from the FV bottom (once a day for about 30 sec/1 min each time) to better mix the hops.
- cold crash.
My main concern is about a possible gush since the beer will contain some co2 when the dry hopping is done.
Do you guys have any experience with this?
How do you dry hop in a 8bbl FV?
Thanks!
I have a question about my new dry hopping process - (8bbl FV)
I’m planning to start dry hopping once the fermentation is 100% done and I was thinking of this process:
- Set the pressure relief valve at 14 psi before the fermentation is finished in order to create a positive pressure into the FV.
On the dry hopping day (beer at 68F):
- Remove yeast from the FV bottom as much as possible.
- Release the FV pressure (from the CIP arm) and dry hop from the top manhole and close the FV as fast as possible.
- Immediately blow co2 from the FV bottom and put it again at 14 psi - allow some CO2 to get out from the relief valve in order to remove O2 introduced during the dry hopping.
For the next 2-3 days: blow co2 from the FV bottom (once a day for about 30 sec/1 min each time) to better mix the hops.
- cold crash.
My main concern is about a possible gush since the beer will contain some co2 when the dry hopping is done.
Do you guys have any experience with this?
How do you dry hop in a 8bbl FV?
Thanks!
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