Yah, I use a container... just a sanitized hop sack. When I put beer into a
Party Pig I have always added ~ 1 ounce of dry hops in the Party Pig (keg) for the duration. I always would naturally carb those Party Pigs so depending on the style of beer that I put in a Party Pig it may sit for 2 - 4 weeks before I ever tapped one. Always, always, always! The very first glass I pulled from one of those Party Pigs was the MOST hop aroma I would get. Every glass after would gradually get softer on the hop aroma, actually it would drop off quickly then slowly taper off more like a logarithmic curve... lol!
Lately I have started learning how to use Cornelius kegs and force carbing my homebrew. The first few batches that I put dry hops in I really didn't change much of my process (scaled up the amount of dry hops to accommodate the larger container, everything else stayed the same) but I noticed a drastic change in taste
... for the worse. I started noticing a HUGE grassy flavor coming through after only about 4 days of dry hopping. It got worse everyday after and then it started to mellow out toward the end of the keg. I had another keg dry hopping at the same time and after I tapped that one for the first glass it had a strong grassy influence also... which mellowed towards the end of the keg also.
I did some surfing around the forum and the internet and it seems that most folks, when they are force carbing, will pull their dry hops out of the keg after a week at the longest.
So... I am learning about dry hopping in a different way now that I am force carbing. The first few batches didn't turn out the same way as when I was carbing with dextrose, or dry hopping in the primary for that matter... Kinda bummed since the lure towards force carbonation would mean I had drinkable beer sooner than carbing with dextrose.
What I am realizing is I need to change my dry hopping process in the keg... or maybe I should go back to dry hopping in the primary??? or perhaps try moving towards a hop back kind of a process... that last option will probably work the best I would think but cost some $$$
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