Brett B and dry hopping

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  1. Supergenious

    Supergenious Maven (1,273) May 9, 2011 Michigan

    I brewed a low gravity Belgian pale over 4 months ago. I added Brett B (WY5112) in 2ndary. It's not ready to bottle just yet, but I was thinking of dry hopping before I do. Any suggestions as to what type of hops would go with this? I used Saaz and Sterling during boil.
     
  2. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    I would ask what exactly you are looking for? I assisted a local brewer with a one off split batch of Brett secondary Saison. He did Hallertaur and Saaz, I did Galaxy, Simcoe, and Amarillo. His was much more in line with a Belgian Saison, where mine was much more American. His was more herbal and spicy, mine was tropically and punchy.
     
  3. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I made the mistake of dryhopping after I hit a solid fg, but before the brett was really where I wanted it. Once I bottled the hops were nice but the brett was muted, by the time the brett started to really shine my hops had faded (6mos in the bottle).
     
  4. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    FWIW, I brewed two batches where I co-pitched a Belgian Ale yeast strain and Brett B. After fermentation was complete I dry hopped with 2 ounces of Styrian Goldings; I was going for an Orval kind of thing. In both batches the beer was very much dominated by the Brett B funk flavors (e.g., barnyard, horse blanket, etc.) so I really couldn't perceive the dry hop aroma.

    Since you are doing a staged fermentation (i.e., Brett B added after primary fermentation is complete), maybe dry hopping with Styrian Goldings would 'work' for you?

    Cheers!
     
  5. DaftCaskBC

    DaftCaskBC Maven (1,359) May 7, 2011 Canada (BC)

    I have decided on Wakatu for mine. The best of old world and new.
     
  6. Davl22

    Davl22 Maven (1,341) Sep 27, 2011 New Hampshire
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    I brewed a Brett C grisette a couple of times and changed the dry hops each time. Simcoe the first time, Galaxy/Nelson the 2nd. I loved the Simcoe, tons of pineapple.
     
  7. DaftCaskBC

    DaftCaskBC Maven (1,359) May 7, 2011 Canada (BC)

    Actually I'm changing mine to ADHA 529 after trying a local Wild Ale that I'm pretty certain was dry hopped with it.
     
  8. BalancingBrooms

    BalancingBrooms Pooh-Bah (2,894) Aug 22, 2013 California
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    I've dry hopped with 2oz of citra. Really liked how it came out
     
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