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Dry hopping noob
thebigbaker:
+1 to just opening up your primary fermenter and dropping them in. As for amount, I read on here in a previous post that some were saying that they could tell a difference in between 1 and 2 ounces, but not 2 and 3 ounces, so I've yet to drop in more than 2 ounces.
blatz:
--- Quote from: yso191 on November 30, 2012, 12:58:07 PM --- My understanding is that 4 oz. for a 5 gallon batch is at the upper limit.
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1oz/gal is probably the upper limit. but then you can get into 2 and 3 stage dryhops, as you can see the variability never ends.
I've been experimenting with 0.5/gal lately and two stage (big charge up front for 10 days, then smaller charge in the keg for 3-4 before chilling down and carbing) and have really preferred the results over my historical method of 0.25/gal in the fermenter for a week, then 0.25/gal in the keg till it kicks.
yso191:
Thanks guys! I think I'll see if the LHBS has any citra. I don't want to open my 4 oz. pack because I don't have the ability to vacuum seal it, and I don't think I'll be brewing a batch with citra for a couple of months.
Steve
morticaixavier:
--- Quote from: yso191 on November 30, 2012, 02:17:30 PM ---Thanks guys! I think I'll see if the LHBS has any citra. I don't want to open my 4 oz. pack because I don't have the ability to vacuum seal it, and I don't think I'll be brewing a batch with citra for a couple of months.
Steve
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you don't have to worry too much. If you roll the foil package up tight, put it in a zip lock and suck/squeeze as much air out as you can and pop it in the freezer it will be fine for a couple months.
thebigbaker:
--- Quote from: morticaixavier on November 30, 2012, 02:24:19 PM ---
--- Quote from: yso191 on November 30, 2012, 02:17:30 PM ---Thanks guys! I think I'll see if the LHBS has any citra. I don't want to open my 4 oz. pack because I don't have the ability to vacuum seal it, and I don't think I'll be brewing a batch with citra for a couple of months.
Steve
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you don't have to worry too much. If you roll the foil package up tight, put it in a zip lock and suck/squeeze as much air out as you can and pop it in the freezer it will be fine for a couple months.
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+1 to putting in a zip lock and placing it in a freezer. I try and get most of my hops by the pound, and storing them this way, I can't tell a difference from the fist hops out of the bag I use to the last hops I use.
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