Dry hop mess

Wait a few days and pull off the hop residue in the first pint or two of beer. I assume the residue you're seeing is pellet residue, and not the leaf (which would be more likely to clog your dip tube/disconnect/line/etc).

 

Try using a fine mesh nylon hop bag next time.

 

muslin bags are not a perfect filtration system

 

Like Vike said wait a couple days and you should be fine. I know from the other thread you have an event on Thursday , fear not your beer will be fine if you pour off a couple pints beforehand

 

THIS . . . is a dry hop mess:



As noted, your hop sediment will settle and you'll pour it off. All you need is time, gravity, and make sure it stays cold. A nylon (vs. muslin) bag will minimize the sediment (but you'll still have some). What ever you do, don't move the keg around after the hop sediment has been poured off. There will still be some (maybe a lot) of sediment settled in the bottom of the keg that is out of reach of your dip tube. When the keg kicks and you open to clean you can see the ring-around-the-pick-up-tube . . . jostling the keg will put it all in motion again (see photo above).

 

Yea, let it set for a bit. I take it you have it chilled so give it time. I took off about a 1/4" off the end of my dip tubes and use a ss mesh screen over the end of the tubes, first couple pours are a little murky but never gotten any floaties so far.

 

My advice is to dry hop in conditioning keg with 2-2.5'' cut dip tube, under light head pressure of CO2, shake daily 3-5 ish days at ferment temp or slightly colder, let settle in cold condition 3 days at 34 F ish, jump to serving keg via CO2 push under light pressure (2-5 psi), make sure vent pin is open.

 

This is why I don't really like dry-hopping in the keg. As a few others have pointed out, putting a fine nylon bag over your dip tube will help. The first few pours will be murky then it'll settle down if you don't move it. Getting a clogged dip tube really really sucks though. Avoid that at all costs.

 

For me, dry hopping in a keg is the preferable way. It doesn't have to be messy/hard if you are just careful of a few things:

1 Use a fine mesh nylon bag
2 Use flat, waxxed, unflavored dental floss and keep orings lubed
3 Don't over-fill the keg and burp slowly to avoid sucking bag into pressure relief
4 Tie the bag half way up in the keg...no need to use weights
5 Knot the bag also...the hops need to stay IN the bag...check for any residue on outside of bag
6 Designate dryhopping bags (they will last longer if not boiled)

 

As others have said, a fine mesh bag will do you. If it says something like "hop bag" you're probably in the right ballpark. I use this one by BSG. It is so fine you can barely see through it.

 

It would seem that the consensus answer is: Use a fine mesh nylon bag.

Cheers!

 

I can see some pros for dry hopping in the keg...but no longer do it for the potential headaches it can cause. Dry hops are now always done in primary (or rarely secondary). If done properly, there shouldn't be a reason to add more dry hops after primary.

 

I take it you are moving with co2?

 

gravity...but hybrid. So I transfer into a keg that has been water flushed (can't think of a technical term for it) with co2. I basically have a line from the in poppet on the keg back to the top of the fermenter...so it is closed, but don't think it's in a "normal" fashion. Think that is what you're asking about...?

 

If you keg, dryhopping in the keg is a no-brainer...don't throw the baby out with the bath water if you've had a few problems...or not...IF you have a better idea. I've done both and with a little attention to detail, keg dry hopping is superior...unless you do both...and have the patience : )

 

I use a pair of computer controlled transducers to maximize my dry hop aroma in the keg. They are programmed to drift in and out of phase while modulating the frequency within a range that includes the discreet resonant frequencies of the hops, the beer and the keg. The aromatic intensity is far beyond anything that can be achieved using conventional methods.