Dry hopping in serving keg

[Thirsty Boy]

So I gave the brew with the dry hops in the serving keg a taste test before I inflict it on my relatives at Christmas. All I can say is Holy Crap, I have never smelled or tasted hops like that before!!! I think that this is the first beer I have ever tried that was dry hopped, or at least the first that was aggressively dry hopped. Bugger me.

Of course....... I would expect something with that many hop chunks to be fairly hoppy. It seems the mesh bag I used was not fine enough to properly contain the pellet hops I put in it and the beer is a little on "full" side bodywise as a result. Oh well, hopefully it will only be the first few pints and all the green gritty goodness will have been sucked out of the bottom of the corny. Live and learn, If I'm doing this again, either whole or plug hops.

Tastes pretty damn good though, I have Christened the beer "Hop Chunks... an APA with added floaties" and if no one else likes it, thats just more for me

See Ya

Thirsty

[chipmonk]

Congratulations!! Another successful brew.

No one complains about floaties in lemonade or orange juice. I say, don't complain about them in beer, just drink them down and enjoy!!

chip

[Bugeater]

Congratulations! You think that hop aroma was intense? I just did a Pliny the Elder clone that had 6 ounces of dry hops! Every time I lift a glass to my mouth it smells like I am sticking my head into a bag of hops. It's wonderful!

I get around the floaties by using knee high nylons for hop bags. You probably should use new, clean ones unless you like the taste and smell of........ well, never mind.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[Speyedr]

I get around the floaties by using knee high nylons for hop bags. You probably should use new, clean ones unless you like the taste and smell of........ well, never mind.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

I buy mine used down in the city... they cost more when you buy them right off the hooker's legs, but it's WORTH IT!