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Re: Keg Dryhopping a 2nd Time
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2015, 10:33:39 am »
I use a muslin bag for both whole and pellets.  Stays in the keg 2-3 months.  No problems.

Denny do feel you get the same aroma as free pitching them in the fermenter?  I did lick not having the hop debris to deal with.

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Same here.
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Re: Keg Dryhopping a 2nd Time
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2015, 10:39:33 am »
Looks like I'm going bags.  That stainless dry hopper sure looked pretty though.

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Re: Keg Dryhopping a 2nd Time
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2015, 11:30:34 am »
I have two of those SS dryhop cylinders.  same issues, repeatedly as you did, and gave up on them.  as jon mentioned, they are good for <2oz dryhops but no more.

my new favorite method - surescreen + commando hops.  then cold crash and jump to a new keg.  easy peasy and an added benefit of leaving the sediment behind.

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Re: Keg Dryhopping a 2nd Time
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2015, 11:37:24 am »
I don't know if the issue is as big as you are making it out to be. When I pull mine, I can clearly see lots of particulate along the length of the filter.  That to me says that at some point the hops were higher in the column.

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Re: Keg Dryhopping a 2nd Time
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2015, 02:44:11 pm »
I have two of those SS dryhop cylinders.  same issues, repeatedly as you did, and gave up on them.  as jon mentioned, they are good for <2oz dryhops but no more.

my new favorite method - surescreen + commando hops.  then cold crash and jump to a new keg.  easy peasy and an added benefit of leaving the sediment behind.

Just looked at the surescreen.  That looks like a great idea.  Why didn't I think of a screen on the dip tube?  Guess I will give that a try.  I wish I had bought the 10" hoppers in stead of the 18" Horizontal in primary I could see them working. 18" isn't going to fit.   Live and learn, thanks for the tip.
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