5 BEST Ways to DRY HOP | Techniques for EVERY TYPE of FERMENTER | How to AVOID OXYGEN

Dry hopping is simple in concept - just toss hops into your fermentation - but this can be difficult to do while keeping harmful oxygen out of the beer. In this video I want to show you five different ways to dry hop while keeping oxygen exposure to a minimum. No matter what fermenter you have, you should be able to use at least one of these techniques to improve your dry hopping experience!
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0:00 Intro and welcome
0:27 What dry hopping does and its risks
2:04 Just opening the lid to toss in hops
2:43 Dry hopping in the keg
4:11 Magnet released hop bag
5:28 Dry hopping with a Fermzilla
6:29 Hop dropper for stainless steel tri-clamp fermenters
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[TheApartmentBrewer]

Do you have a preferred method of dry hopping? Let me know down below!

[cheese]

It’s all a lie. When you add the hops they get wet. NOT EXACTLY A DRY HOP

[jiujitsu]

Whirlpool is my favorite dry hop method lol

[dhoward]

I have the ss brewbucket and have been adding dry hops while pumping CO2 in from the racking port at the bottom. I feel like I'm getting that same positive pressure to keep oxygen out. I then keep the CO2 going for another 30 seconds after I seal the lid to try and purge the headspace in the fermenter. It seems to work but I'd be interested to see actual data on that or a brulosophy-type experiment.

[africantwin]

Were can I find that gas manifold that you are using.

[xuedalong]

What’s your issue with the fermzilla design?

[joeu]

You just saved me a ton of money with your tri-clamp drop hopper solution! Thanks!

[joakimnilsson]

1g/10l ascorbic acid goes in when i dryhop my beers.Works great to avoid oxidation

[RuwinduGunatilake]

Another effective method would be dry hopping in keg with a tonne of hops. After 3 or 4 days proceeding to do a closed transfer to another keg through a filtration device.

[davidcollier]

Thanks for posting this. It introduced me to the magnetic hop drop and I tried it for the first time. Hopefully the results will be good and I'll do that in future. It certainly simplified the hopping, just remove the magnets and listen for a little splash! My fermentation is stainless steel and it worked a treat - I tested it and the magnets held very strong. Is there any other reason you said maybe avoid magnets with a stainless steel fermenter?

[inimicu]

Do you have a link to that top tri clamp piece with prv and ball lock? I'm having trouble finding that.

[ericv]

Haha! My favorite is to brew beers that don't require dry-hopping. ...not an ideal solution, but it works.

[ciderking]

Great video. I make cider so I add a little more apple juice, sugar, or sometimes a high carbonated seltzer to add co2 if I'm introducing dry hops.

[icemanknobby]

I would like to start dry hopping. I use a firmzilla, thinking of using a large stainless steel tea ball and magnet. Would it be a good idea to retrieve the hop ball to the top using the magnet after say a week after fermentation has resided?

[stevewaterman]

I am drinking my first dry hop in a keg beer. I put 2 oz citra in there then purged the pony keg and pressure transferred the beer. Best beer ever for this style ( NEIPA). I did add a pound of crystal malt to the grain bill so it may not be a classic neipa but I made it for me😁. It’s been 3 weeks now and is still great In my opinion. Definitely no grassy flavor but it is getting stronger. Everyone who has tasted it is floored by the flavors and overall presentation. I’m brewing a more blond version right now which I plan to do the same dry hop method, since it’s for a fishing trip I doubt it will last the weekend so....

Love you videos, your quite brilliant

[DarkWildSaison]

Ok, so the magnet trick is only viable for high krausen dry hopping, right? You can’t wait say 2 weeks for fermentation to finish and then dry hop that way.

[thanielxj]

I've never brewed beer so this is just a question. Could you dry up to a keg and then transfer it from one keg to another after you got the flavor you wanted?

[jtherriault]

When dry hopping in the keg using whole cone can keep particulate matter down. Also you can use magnets to keep the bag a submerged as desired so once the beer drains beyond the bag you’ll avoid those long exposure off flavors

[buckman]

Why do you NOT recommend the magnet method with a stainless fermenter?

[Vykk_Draygo]

I've heard of tying up a hop sock / muslin bag with a piece of (unflavored) dental floss that you hold in place using the fermentor bung. Just lift a bit to let the hops drop. I have NOT done this though. I have dry hopped a mead by just plonking a bag in, but they are less prone to oxidation. Have not dry hopped a beer, specifically because I don't want them to oxidize. I'm no longer struggling with oxidation as I was with my old system (auto-syphon and a bucket, so easy to oxidize), so I'm going to start experimenting with dry hopping soon.