dry hopping

[BrewNoob]

I have an IPA dry hopping the plan was for 2 weeks. What is the average time people dry hop IPA's for? Thanx in advance.

Gerard

[Sherlock]

4/6 of my batches so far have been dry hopped, did 'em for 2 weeks also. some people dry hop longer/some people say longer gives a 'grassy' flavor. i will find that out for myself someday, but so far 2 weeks seems to have been working alright for me.

[SunkenBier]

ive got a five gallon keg of 72 IBU IPA dry hopped with 2 oz of Amarillo. It has been in the keg for 2-3 weeks and it now has a very grassy taste. I opened it up to see if I could get the hop bag out but it has sunk to the bottom. Anyone know how to cleanly get a hop bag out of the keg without emptying it?

[Push Eject]

Anyone know how to cleanly get a hop bag out of the keg without emptying it?

Stir bar retrievers are really popular around here right now.

[Bugeater]

ive got a five gallon keg of 72 IBU IPA dry hopped with 2 oz of Amarillo. It has been in the keg for 2-3 weeks and it now has a very grassy taste. I opened it up to see if I could get the hop bag out but it has sunk to the bottom. Anyone know how to cleanly get a hop bag out of the keg without emptying it?

I use a knee high nylon stocking for a hop bag (3 pair for $1 at WalMart). After knotting it shut I tie a piece of dental floss to it and tie the other end to one of the keg handles. The lid will still seal just fine since the floss is so thin. This makes it real easy to retrieve the hop bag.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[BrewNoob]

I looked up stir bar retrievers online but they all consist of a magnet on a straight rod with a circle on one end. Am I missing something? I don't see how you could get a nylon bag with hops in it out, unless waybe you weighted the bag with some kind of metal?

Gerard

[Bugeater]

The stir bar retriever comment had nothing to do with retrieving hop bags. It's more of an inside joke about a bunch of us trying to buy stir plates for $8 or $9 a couple weeks ago and ended up with stir bars and stir bar retrievers. Check out the thread in Brewing Equipment regarding cheap stir plates. It would be much too long to explain here.

Back on topic, just go with my dental floss trick or use thin monofilament fishing line tied to the bag.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[DannyW]

I rack to another pressurised, sanitized keg and then just dump out the hop bag. Tends to leave a bunch of sediment behind too, so the new keg is much clearer and movable.