What are you brewing?

[nzbrewer]

Since this is the most popular thread on the RealBeer.co.nz forum I thought I would start it here just to see what happens

[Mike Neilson]

I havnt every Dryhopped with the stockings they allways in my case drop out. In the evnt of them not I usualy just double up the sanatised stocking and cable tie it to the end of my transfer line and proceded to fill keg, I have used them in a keg hop with good success!!

[jt]

I thought people were using them to dry hop with
So you run the beer through the stocking filled with hops when you keg Mike ?

[Mike Neilson]

Ya its call a after ferment hop back sock thing!! i fill up keg about 1l then attach hopsock drop in keg then turn back on. Or I fill um a stocking with about 30g and chuck in keg!!

[jt]

Does the stocking in the keg ever block the diptube ?

[Mike Neilson]

Nope you put a cable tie and a string to the gas inlet!!

[jt]

So the stocking doesn't quiet reach the bottom of the keg then ... hmmmm

[Mike Neilson]

Nah it probably dosnt give or take a litre or 2, I figure most of what I wanted out of the hop is allready happend!! You have to be carefull with this method and not go to crazy as it can leave you with a rather numb tongue if you know what I mean.

[jt]

So what's the most amount of pellets you've put in a keg Mike - and what was the OG of the beer ?

What sort of conditioning time do you give them ?

[Mike Neilson]

The most I have chucked in is 30g after a 100g dry hop It was probably a little OTT, but I have used 30g with no dryhop and that worked well for me it felt more like a 50g dryhop but a lot hop brighter the keg never got a chance to condition out as it was one of those christmas kegs that just vanish!! so the harshness was still there. I wouldnt mind gettin the Tea mesh balls like on craft brewer and chucking a couple of plugs in one!!

[JoKing]

Hey JT, I know someone who knows someone who knows someone who has about half a kilo of Super Alpha flowers if you are keen?

[jt]

Jeez JK, I could pop into the Hutt store and pickup a box of SA cones - not sure if they'd be a 21st century crop though !

You'd have to convince me the benefit of cones over pellets ...

[JoKing]

I prefer pellets perspnally - I just new you liked the stuff, and thought you may be keen on a freebie.