Hi all - I have been brewing for ages using a Grainfather, and have used a load of different recipes, but have a question about a recipe used here and would appreciate some clarification.
I am doing a White IPA and it's happily glopping away in the primary, but I have a couple of questions about the additions. The recipe says :
2.00 oz Cascade [5.5%] - Dry Hop 7 days
1.50 oz Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop 7 days
1.50 oz Citra [12.0%] - Dry Hop 7 days
It says at 7 days - there seems to be a million opinions on when to transfer to the secondary, but I think it may be before 7 days for mine. My thought was to rack to the secondary and then dry hop? or would it be better to dry hop in the primary and then rack it off after a few days?
for additives I have
125.00 g Lemongrass (Fresh, Thinly Sliced) (Secondary 7 days)
1.00 g Sage (dried) (Secondary 7 days)
presumably this just means I leave the additives in for 7 days then remove? Would it be easier if I just add the dry hops and the additives to the secondary in a bag, and then whip them out after 7 days? I want to make sure I get the best of the flavours but want to avoid leaving stuff in too long/not long enough
I am guessing that everyone is going to say something different, but I would appreciate your input
thanks!
I am doing a White IPA and it's happily glopping away in the primary, but I have a couple of questions about the additions. The recipe says :
2.00 oz Cascade [5.5%] - Dry Hop 7 days
1.50 oz Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop 7 days
1.50 oz Citra [12.0%] - Dry Hop 7 days
It says at 7 days - there seems to be a million opinions on when to transfer to the secondary, but I think it may be before 7 days for mine. My thought was to rack to the secondary and then dry hop? or would it be better to dry hop in the primary and then rack it off after a few days?
for additives I have
125.00 g Lemongrass (Fresh, Thinly Sliced) (Secondary 7 days)
1.00 g Sage (dried) (Secondary 7 days)
presumably this just means I leave the additives in for 7 days then remove? Would it be easier if I just add the dry hops and the additives to the secondary in a bag, and then whip them out after 7 days? I want to make sure I get the best of the flavours but want to avoid leaving stuff in too long/not long enough
I am guessing that everyone is going to say something different, but I would appreciate your input
thanks!