Dry hopping.

[jackgym]

I dry hopped with 25g of Nelson Sauvin hops in one of my APA brews.
It provided a wonderful fruity taste and aroma for about a month in the bottle, then began to diminish after that.
Is this the normal result when using the dry hop method?

 

[Droopy Brew]

Yes

 

[Let's Brew Beer]

Dunno mate, but i'm gonna do the same to 20L split batch of Irish Stout i've just done. Haven't dry-hopped in ages planning on adding 50g of EKG to my 16L batch and maybe 15g to my 4L batch. fingers crossed

 

[burrster]

Unfortunately this is quite normal. Hoppy beer flavour diminish over time, hence are best drunk young. I drink mine between 4 - 12 weeks when hoppy, and even after 8 it's diminishing.

 

[indica86]

Should have dry hopped MOAR....

MOAR hops


MOAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[indica86]

about a month in the bottle, then began to diminish after that.

And no, it's not normal....

The beer should have been drunk before that.

 

[kunfaced]

And no, it's not normal....

The beer should have been drunk before that.

Grain to emptied keg in 10 days.

 

[Digga]

Grain to emptied keg in 10 days.

Now that is drinking!

 

[jackgym]

Thanks for your answers re the dry hopping issue.

Next time I do the recipe I won't dry hop, I'll just initially steep the hops in boiling water.

This is the recipe (50 Lashes clone):

1 can Australian Pale Ale 1.7kg
1 kg light dry malt
12g Amarillo hops
25g Nelson Sauvin hops
12g US-05 yeast

If I just steep the hops instead dry hopping, will this improve the hops flavour over a longer period?
Any better suggestions are very welcome.

 

[bourbonandoj]

Try steeping them and adding the hops after primary fermentation is finished. All the aroma won't be whiffed away that way.