dry hopping

[sidman]

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

[Kevnlis]

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!

[Ivesy]

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!

[lethaldog]

They say that they can fit up to 24 gms of pellets but recommend half that to allow for expantion

[drsmurto]

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......

[gregb]

... i find it hard not to sit with an open bag of amarillo sniffing away......

It's ok Doc, you're amongst friends here.

Cheers,
Greg

[Kevnlis]

There must be a 10 step program for it, if not we can start a support group

[James L]

yeh that amarillo smelled so good i tried to eat one of the pellets....

[drsmurto]

yeh that amarillo smelled so good i tried to eat one of the pellets....

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.......

[Kevnlis]

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.

[KEG]

yeh that amarillo smelled so good i tried to eat one of the pellets....

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.......

[Chris]

What's wrong with eating hops?

[rwh]

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.

[earle]

Amarillo Anonymous - the new AA

I admit it. I'm addicted too!

Earle

[Chris]

Hop shoots? Sound tasty.

[rwh]

Yep. I'll let you know what they're like after my Goldings shoots get big enough.

[beerdrinker]

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

[Ross]

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.

cheers Ross

[SpillsMostOfIt]

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

cheers Ross

And here was I thinking it was crap beer that gave you headaches...

[drsmurto]

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.....