Dry hopping

[Yob]

Cold crash or time, crashing is much faster though, 1 week at 1-2'c and it should be near Crystal

 

[awolf]

Cold crash or time, crashing is much faster though, 1 week at 1-2'c and it should be near Crystal

Thanx Yob, from what I've been reading that sounds right, but wasn't entirely confident. I'm ok with the beer not being 100% clear, just want to avoid larger gunk getting into the bottles - next time I'll be using bags to avoid the problem.

 

[Yob]

I never bother with bags in primary, I just rely on crashing to drop it all.

 

[awolf]

Oh yeah? That gives me lots more confidence with this batch, much appreciated.

 

[damoninja]

I never bother with bags in primary, I just rely on crashing to drop it all.

Likewise.

There was this one time (not at bandcamp) where I had an immense amount of hop matter 450g in the kettle and 100g dry, it was so much hoppage that while a crash worked some stuff would have made its way in to bottles.

This helped with sorting that out.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-13mm-poly-inline-barbed-filter_p3127265

I only use it in extreme cases where there's a mound of hop matter on the base or if I've added something else weird like added 4kg of raspberries or 200g coffee.

 

[Dave70]

You can also use good old gelatin after cold crashing to drag more floaties out of suspension.
However I've had far better results using this in a keg where you can up end the thing a couple of times which presumably disperses the gelatin more evenly through the beer.

 

[manticle]

Gelatine is good at dropping out suspended yeast.
I wouldn't expect it to have much effect on hop matter though.

 

[Frothy1]

The only times ive had trouble with hops in suspension is with flowers.

Pellets, i throw those babies in there and let them swim freely.

Flowers, I bag, or ive got to beat the vat (not a euphemism) while cold crashing to get them to drop.

 

[awolf]

Just bottled this batch after cold crashing for 2-3 days, was around 2-4 degrees through that time. I didn't look at it through clear glass, but noticed a lot of sediment at the bottom of the fermenter and seemed very clear in the bottle. Wasn't thinking of doing it but I'm glad I did, worked a treat. Cheers for the advice

 

[Frothy1]

I admire the dedication of bottle washers.

 

[Gigantorus]

Likewise.

There was this one time (not at bandcamp) where I had an immense amount of hop matter 450g in the kettle and 100g dry, it was so much hoppage that while a crash worked some stuff would have made its way in to bottles.

This helped with sorting that out.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-13mm-poly-inline-barbed-filter_p3127265

I only use it in extreme cases where there's a mound of hop matter on the base or if I've added something else weird like added 4kg of raspberries or 200g coffee.

I, at times, use lots of hops in the boil and went and bought one of these fine conical catering strainers for $40. Best investment ever. They come in a few different widths and a couple of mesh sizes. It sits nicely on-top of the fermenter and is solidly made - I can push and scrape without a worry.

Yes it takes a little longer when straining the wort into the fermenter. But it's worth it's weight in gold. It takes some much out of the brew.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[damoninja]

I, at times, use lots of hops in the boil and went and bought one of these fine conical catering strainers for $40. Best investment ever. They come in a few different widths and a couple of mesh sizes. It sits nicely on-top of the fermenter and is solidly made - I can push and scrape without a worry.

Yes it takes a little longer when straining the wort into the fermenter. But it's worth it's weight in gold. It takes some much out of the brew.

Cheers,
Pete

That filter I pointed at is more for when there's hops in to the fermenter such as a big ass dry hop. I like the idea of the cone shaped strainer I'll check those out.

 

[brocasarea]

I use a hop ball. Cost a fiver at the LHBS. Keeps 95% of the crud in the one spot. Saves you being so nervous about knocking the barrel after a cold crash too.