dry hopping

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dry hopping

Postby sidman » Sunday Oct 14, 2007 8:49 am

what is the best way to dry hop in a keg ,i have been using tea infusers ,the little mesh balls you can buy from kitchen shops ,is there a better way to do it can only get about 10g in them or the pellets expand and dont let the beer soak through ,any help please
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Postby Kevnlis » Sunday Oct 14, 2007 8:51 am

Just use more than 1 ball.

Or you could get a bigger ball:

http://www.ibtea.com.au/category9_1.htm

S/s Tea Ball Infuser 6.2cm on chain holds about 40g of pellets!
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Postby Ivesy » Sunday Oct 14, 2007 9:40 am

I have used these hop balls that i got from Craftbrewer in my recent brew. The ball came undone in the keg and blocked the beer tube. Had to rack to another keg so i didnt throw another ball back in. I was looking forward to seeing how it went in the Sparkling Amarillo. Am i right in saying these do not affect the flavour and are purely for the aroma?
Am going to keg another brew with another ball with some Nelson Sauvin so im hoping to have better luck and maybe use a little less so it dosnt come undone!
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Postby lethaldog » Sunday Oct 14, 2007 9:44 am

They say that they can fit up to 24 gms of pellets but recommend half that to allow for expantion
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Postby drsmurto » Monday Oct 15, 2007 10:52 am

Mine havent come undone and i used 10-15g of pellets. Plenty of room still for expansion. They shouldnt come undone if you tighten/close them. So how much hops did you add?

Yep, only for aroma. And amarillo gives an amazing aroma - i find it hard not to sit with an open bag of amarillo sniffing away...... :shock: 8)
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Postby gregb » Monday Oct 15, 2007 12:25 pm

drsmurto wrote:... i find it hard not to sit with an open bag of amarillo sniffing away...... :shock: 8)


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Postby Kevnlis » Monday Oct 15, 2007 1:34 pm

There must be a 10 step program for it, if not we can start a support group :lol:
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Postby James L » Monday Oct 15, 2007 2:12 pm

yeh that amarillo smelled so good i tried to eat one of the pellets....
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Postby drsmurto » Monday Oct 15, 2007 4:03 pm

James L wrote:yeh that amarillo smelled so good i tried to eat one of the pellets....


:lol:

I did get seen taking the clear plastic bag of hops from the car to the house by a nosy (and older) neighbour. He looked twice then kept walking....... :lol:
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Postby Kevnlis » Monday Oct 15, 2007 4:16 pm

I made a very large batch of pesto the other day and as I was returning from the veggie patch the elderly woman next door looked over at me.. a few times. :lol:
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Postby KEG » Monday Oct 15, 2007 6:14 pm

drsmurto wrote:
James L wrote:yeh that amarillo smelled so good i tried to eat one of the pellets....


:lol:

I did get seen taking the clear plastic bag of hops from the car to the house by a nosy (and older) neighbour. He looked twice then kept walking....... :lol:
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Postby Chris » Tuesday Oct 16, 2007 10:02 am

What's wrong with eating hops?
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Postby rwh » Tuesday Oct 16, 2007 10:12 am

Nothing.

April hosts the short but very sweet Hop Shoot season - one of the UK's rarest and most unusual vegetables and a huge hit with Booths' customers, who love their delectable flavour, similar to asparagus.
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Postby earle » Tuesday Oct 16, 2007 1:11 pm

Amarillo Anonymous - the new AA

I admit it. I'm addicted too!

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Postby Chris » Wednesday Oct 17, 2007 12:16 pm

Hop shoots? Sound tasty.
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Postby rwh » Wednesday Oct 17, 2007 12:52 pm

Yep. I'll let you know what they're like after my Goldings shoots get big enough. :)
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Re: dry hopping

Postby beerdrinker » Monday Jan 28, 2008 2:26 am

Has anyone tried adding some hops to a half drunk keg? Am a little bored with a helles and wouldnt mind a bit of hop aroma, Is it too late? What do you guys reckon. cheers
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Re: dry hopping

Postby Ross » Monday Jan 28, 2008 7:24 am

beerdrinker wrote:Has anyone tried adding some hops to a half drunk keg? Am a little bored with a helles and wouldnt mind a bit of hop aroma, Is it too late? What do you guys reckon. cheers


i often add hops to a half drunk keg that neeeds spicing up. i usually add hop oil though - pure flavour, aroma without any of the headaches of adding pellets.

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Re: dry hopping

Postby SpillsMostOfIt » Monday Jan 28, 2008 7:37 pm

Ross wrote:
... i usually add hop oil though - pure flavour, aroma without any of the headaches of adding pellets.

cheers Ross


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Postby drsmurto » Tuesday Jan 29, 2008 10:21 am

Kevnlis wrote:Just use more than 1 ball.

Or you could get a bigger ball:

http://www.ibtea.com.au/category9_1.htm

S/s Tea Ball Infuser 6.2cm on chain holds about 40g of pellets!


anyone bought one of these? Apparently shipping is free? I broke one of my tea balls and am down to one. Had to dry hop the last 2 kegs using pantyhose.....
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