Brett87 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hey everyone so I’ve bought the new coopers kit and I want to add dry hops to my brew. It’s day 4 now and was looking to add the hops. Am I right to just crack the lid and drop them in?? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yep. In the past I’ve dry hopped on any day from 4-7. Just place your hop sock (if you’re using one) in the wort gently. Make sure everything that is going anywhere near the fermenting wort has been sanitised. Don’t leave the lid off your fermenter too long either. I just lift the lid enough to squeeze in the hop sock and shut it again. Yew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I just throw my dry hops in. Cold crash helps with settling them before bottling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Id wait till the fermentation has died down personally. I favour the hop sock method too. Just leave enough space for them to expand totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett87 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Awesome thanks just what I needed. So keen to experiment with flavours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 46 minutes ago, Brett87 said: Awesome thanks just what I needed. So keen to experiment with flavours. Hey brett. Just as a general statement. You will not learn as much anywhere as you will here. I started brewing about 4 years ago and got on this site here about 3 and a half years ago and you will learn more here than reading any book. I went from brewing ok beers to beers as good or better than commercial examples. The knowledge gained here and your own experimentation will leave you never having to buy a beer again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett87 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Silmaril said: I just throw my dry hops in. Cold crash helps with settling them before bottling. Silmaril after cold crashing do you have to keep cold after bottling? How much longer does it take to carbonate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Once bottled, store at 18 or above for 2 weeks. Stick them in the fridge 24 hours before drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I recently bottled straight from the FV after a cold crash. Bottled at 1.5degrees and then stored in my usual cupboard. It took maybe a day and a half longer to carbonate due to the temp rising naturally above 18 deg. This was only gauged by doing a squeeze test on the pet bottles. By day 6 the pet bottles were firm as hell. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Brett87 said: Silmaril after cold crashing do you have to keep cold after bottling? How much longer does it take to carbonate? No, definitely not. They need to come up to 18+ to start the carbonation process. I give mine a bare minimum of 2 weeks in the bottle, so haven't noticed any difference in carb time compared to non-cold crash brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett87 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, Silmaril said: No, definitely not. They need to come up to 18+ to start the carbonation process. I give mine a bare minimum of 2 weeks in the bottle, so haven't noticed any difference in carb time compared to non-cold crash brews. Excellent thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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