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jackgym

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