I have plenty of Wherry Kits... bought cheaper than cheap in the summer.
I love hoppy beers, Tribute and Proper Job as examples...
So.... can I dry hop a wherry and with what hop to get something drinkable?
I must disagree mate,surely 50g or so of pellet hops will change the flavour,the Festival and Youngs kits wouldnt be loaded with hoppy flavour if it weren't for adding the pellets?
I find it adds aroma and flavour.
Other comments welcome
I've bought some Citra pellets to dry hop a Wherry kit that happens to be sitting around, not sure at the moment quite how much to add - all 100g might be a bit overkill! I was wondering about boiling 20g with some of the wort to start with, and add back to the FV before pitching the yeast, then dry hopping after fermentation with another 30g. Should be plenty of flavour & aroma that way.
Yes, same FV, just wait untill it looks done, then add hop pellets. It swelled up and stayed on top, with a scummy layer, but after I moved it to the "bottling station" there was only a light layer on the top that i scooped off with a sterilised ladle. Bottled same as any other wherry...I like this idea. Was the fermentation and dry hopping done in the same FV? I have just about finished the Wherry i have in my King Keg and wanted to replace it again.
Yes, same FV, just wait untill it looks done, then add hop pellets. It swelled up and stayed on top, with a scummy layer, but after I moved it to the "bottling station" there was only a light layer on the top that i scooped off with a sterilised ladle. Bottled same as any other wherry...
If its half decent, it'll be sooo much easier than the Youngs IPA stuff, which just caused me headaches.
Having said that, I'm yet to taste either from the bottle...:
Yes, I guess so...If i was to Keg it instead of bottling i guess i would remove the pellets and scummy layer before moving to the keg and condition as normal?
Don't think so. Dry hopping is about a flavour being imparted into the beer afaik.Just had another on this ......
If I wanted to split the brew into two so I could try two different hop types would it make a difference not dry hopping over the yeast?
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