Dry Hopping?

hopbacking for me is not an option as of yet, i don't and do not forsee kegging soon. although that is a pretty cool setup!

Have you considered Filter As Randall?

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The method i use is ,,when i transfer to my secondary i add the muslin hop sack which is easy to get out at the end.. I also have added fuggles to the keg at transfer to a couple of beers..And as for oxidation i do only use the hops i have vacum packed but dont know if its needed..if you take the normal precautions you wont have any problems..Jeff

Dry hopping will add aroma and flavor to your beers. It will add some IBUs but it is very minimal. The method I use is to just dump them into the fermenter (pellet hops) after the bubbles in your airlock or blow off tube are roughly about 10 seconds apart or so. The idea is that if you add them while there is still some fermentation left, the yeast will eat up the oxygen that is present in the hop material, preventing oxidation.

I don't do any secondary fermentation with my beers. But you don't want to add it right away to the fermentation either (as the yeast flocculate, they will pull your hop oils out of the beer and will minimize the effect of dry hopping).

You do not need to heat the hops, and I would advise against that. And just because there is no heat in your fermenter, the hop oils are still saturating your beer.

Hope that helps.

dry hopping really only adds aroma right? because there is no heat you don't get bittering do you?

do i have to secondary ferment to dry hop properly? or can i had it during the fermenting process?

what is your favorite method of adding? i have a spice ball, or i could bag them, or just throw them in.

do i need to heat them (steam) to kill bugs? all help is appreciated on this i have not done it yet and i want to improve the aroma of a beer i made i think this may be the answer. any other things i should be aware of in this prcess would be great!

thanks in advance.

dennis