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pvt_ak

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I’ve just binned 22 ish litres of what was going to be a delightful hoppy IPA.

This time I dry hopped without a bag. Thinking I’d filter through into the bottling bucket.

What a mare ... filter kept on blocking. Lots of faffing... in out , in out .

End result was a murky looking substance ... not worthy of the bottle.

So I chucked it in a fit of emotional rage ! Tasted and smelled gorgeous before faff gate kicked in !!

What’s the trick and approach with dry hopping then ? What did I do wrong ?

Inconsolably weeping into the bucket , a very downbeat , wondering why, home brewer !


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Hi!
What type of filter were you using?

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One of these .



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Why did you decide to lose the bag? I always dry hop in a muslin bag or 'hop sock' without any issues.

I’d read somewhere that you get better aroma etc without the bag. That’ll teach me for not sticking with the bag. Such a tit !


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It might be true, I have never tried without the bag! :)

If you don't try these things you'll never know, but for me the bag just makes it so easy and you could always up the hop quantity a little to compensate?
 
Hi!
I once had a brew that looked "bitty" so I racked through a colander with a muslin cloth in it. It was hard work, but it was successful.
Your inline filter obviously couldn't cope with the quantity of hop debris.
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I once had a brew that looked "bitty" so I racked through a colander with a muslin cloth in it. It was hard work, but it was successful.
Your inline filter obviously couldn't cope with the quantity of hop debris.

I was about to say why on earth didn't you just pour the brew through a kitchen sieve? That would have removed all the bits, assuming you used leaf hops, but if it was pellets then a cold crash for a couple of days would have done the trick.
 
I think I had a bit of tantrum with it too.
Lesson learned I suppose . The hard way.
Oh well - best get another brew on Saturday.
Can’t have the brew fridge sat empty !

This time I will dry hop - but bag it this time.

I’ll try the cold crash once I get a successful one out the way !

Grrrrrr !


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I never use a bag to dry hop, always put muslin over syphon before I transfer to bottling bucket, may get a slow transfer depending on hops used but always works


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I dont have the ability to cold crash. I put my hops in a large paint strainer bag or two if using lots of hops. I weight the bag down with jumbo marbles.

I have tried kman's method but with my auto syphon and most likely due to my stupidity :( never had a good result.
 
I used to use a muslin bag but admitedly I find chucking them in easier and potentially better although no scientific evidence to prove that just my gut feeling

I do not have full cold crash ability either just chill the best I can and they drop out

I had something similar once when I had loads of break material clogging up the syphon.. I have tried the muslin bag over syphon and like @dad_of_jon it never seems to work for me.. I ended up getting air bubbles and all sorts..


Anyway, I have to say I fear you have probably dumped 22L of perfectly good beer :( gut wrenching
 
End result was a murky looking substance ... not worthy of the bottle.


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Nothing wrong with murky beers, if that was the only "problem" I definitely would have continued with the bottle.

The blocking issue on the other hand, I can imagine why that would result in losing in your temper.
 
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