When I Dry Hop My Keg The Beer Is Difficult To Pour !

[Pumpy]

When I dry hop in my kegs in the pop socks, with ss washers and Amarillo hops, tied and suspended with' minty' dental floss, the beer gets a lot of body,and flavour , but becomes difficult to pour why is this ????

Pumpy :huh:

 

[MarkBastard]

Difficult how? Does it froth up too much or do you mean the flow is restricted?

 

[haysie]

I dont get the ss washers and amarillo hops. You are either taking the piss or just plain being stupid.

 

[Effect]

I dont get the ss washers and amarillo hops. You are either taking the piss or just plain being stupid.

I think he does that to weigh it down?

 

[haysie]

I think he does that to weigh it down?

Shame they dont make bigger ss washers.

 

[Pumpy]

I dont get the ss washers and amarillo hops. You are either taking the piss or just plain being stupid.

Hasie the SS washers weigh the popsocks down, so the hops dont float ,the dental floss allows the bag to be suspended mid way in the keg, so it does not get sucked up the dip tube , the taste and body you get is great but just a pain to pour .

Mark it seems to be like when it is overcarbonated just pouring foam when I remove the hops after five days it settles down and pours fine

i just thought it may just be me .

Pumpy

 

[haysie]

i just thought it may just be me .

Pumpy

I reckon it is.

 

[buttersd70]

could it be that the hops are acting as nucleation points for the co2, and this is causing an issue?

 

[Pumpy]

I reckon it is.

Haysie do you dry hop you did not appear to be aware of the technique of the pop sock and the SS washers ?

Pumpy

 

[buttersd70]

 

[Pumpy]

could it be that the hops are acting as nucleation points for the co2, and this is causing an issue?

YesI think you may be right Butters ,I have two pop socks and the beer goes a bit hazy but clears after the hops are removed .
enough particles get through the pop sock

Pumpy

 

[Tony]

Pumpy....... Id say Butters has it!

I recon the Hops are causing a reaction with the CO2 in the beer and causing it to break out of solution.

Its the only thing that is different if its fine when you remove the hop sock.

Maybe dry hopping would be a better option..... just before you keg the beer?

just a thought

cheers

 

[Pumpy]

Pumpy....... Id say Butters has it!

I recon the Hops are causing a reaction with the CO2 in the beer and causing it to break out of solution.

Its the only thing that is different if its fine when you remove the hop sock.

Maybe dry hopping would be a better option..... just before you keg the beer?

just a thought

cheers

Tony that is an excellent idea, i will try it whilst CC

Pumpy

 

[Smashin]

YesI think you may be right Butters ,I have two pop socks and the beer goes a bit hazy but clears after the hops are removed .
enough particles get through the pop sock

Pumpy

Pumpy, I dry hopped my peat smoked belgium dry stout with some cascade flowers (un-socked) in the keg with a similar problem, the pour was very slow and frothy (leaving a very low carbed brew in the glass - in this case eureka!!!). The fix - after pouring a beer take the co2 line of the keg and dump the co2 off the keg via blow off valve, this creates a small back flush through the draw off tube releasing the hop blockage (if this was the problem in the first place). In my case with the flowers were sitting at the bottom of the keg so it blocked straight back up again within a few pours but may help given you have used a hopsock.

Smashin.

 

[Pumpy]

Pumpy, I dry hopped my peat smoked belgium dry stout with some cascade flowers (un-socked) in the keg with a similar problem, the pour was very slow and frothy (leaving a very low carbed brew in the glass - in this case eureka!!!). The fix - after pouring a beer take the co2 line of the keg and dump the co2 off the keg via blow off valve, this creates a small back flush through the draw off tube releasing the hop blockage (if this was the problem in the first place). In my case with the flowers were sitting at the bottom of the keg so it blocked straight back up again within a few pours but may help given you have used a hopsock.

Smashin.

Thats worth Knowing Smashing get them Pop socks and dry hop prior to kegging thats what I will do next time

Pumpy

 

[Pumpy]

Dry hopping the American pale ale with those Amarillo hops is something special

Pumpy

 

[haysie]

Haysie do you dry hop you did not appear to be aware of the technique of the pop sock and the SS washers ?

Pumpy

No not really a dry hopper nor a "i need my hand held brewer". Good onya if you a pushing something inventive, I doubt it though.

 

[Pumpy]

No not really a dry hopper nor a "i need my hand held brewer". Good onya if you a pushing something inventive, I doubt it though.

Well what a suprise, never mind.

Pumpy

 

[matti]

pumpy I just saw this thread.
I tried it once with a mini washing net bag with Zipper.
I didn't work. I had to pour the beer into a jug an allow it to settle so i wouldnt waste any.
Dry hopping in fermenter is the go.

 

[Pumpy]

pumpy I just saw this thread.
I tried it once with a mini washing net bag with Zipper.
I didn't work. I had to pour the beer into a jug an allow it to settle so i wouldnt waste any.
Dry hopping in fermenter is the go.

Yes Matti , i suppose when they dry hop cask ale it is just naturally carbonated .

pumpy