Yesterday I dry hopped the IPA I brewed two weeks ago. I was initially going to put the hops in the fermenter after a week, but after some Internet sleuthing I decided on a two week period. To do this, I took a (way oversized) nylon straining bag and boiled it in water to clean/sanitize. Then, I took 1/2 oz of Pacifico(a)? and 1/2 oz of Motueka that had been in the refrigerator since brew day and put them in the bag. I tied off the top, opened the fermenter, and dropped it in.
I've heard things about adding a weight so the hops go to the bottom and maybe I should have but this was my first dry hopping experience and I went simple. I'm going to wait a week and then bottle next Sunday. Hopefully I've collected enough bottles by then...
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| The bag. |
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| The cooler. |
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| The beer. Dark! |
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| In it goes. |
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