How do I dry hop a keg?

haha, i already said its not the best way to go about it so apparently no time is needed.

 

I had problems once with clogging.I had to keep removing the dip tube and the valve to clean them. Which means venting and losing aroma.

Now I use a corny with a shorter dip tube.


I used to use the tea ball but I noticed that the centering stud was getting rough. Like pitted. Was worried about infection.

 

I am going to try using pumbers teflon tape instead of floss. GOt this trick on another forum.

 

Until recently I have used fishing line with a short sewing thread leader. The fishing line is strong enough to retrieve a heavy hop sack filled with a few ounces of hops. I use a stainless steel coupler fitting for weight. Fishing line will break the corny keg's seal but the sewing thread does not. I tried dental floss ribbon once and it broke (clipped by the lid) so I never tried that again. I know people seem to use it all the time; maybe I was just unlucky.

I recently bought one of these Corny Keg lids with the welded tab from MoreBeer. I am actually using it for the first time presently. They're a bit pricey at $25 bucks. But it's nice not to have two worry about the seal. I'm just using fishing line this time. I'll probably buy more of these

 

$25 is pretty steep. Can't be too hard to just weld a SS hook under the lid, right? One more reason I need to learn to weld.

 

It's about $5 more than their regular lid. But yeah, I certainly don't think you have to be a TIG welder to do it. You'd think one of those clamp spot welder tongs would do the job easily.

 

A SS hose clamp around the PRV well does it for me on the kegs that have that. Not all of mine do.

 

Well how bout that. You are the urban bushcraft champ of the day.

 

Agreed. Nylon hop straining bag w/ drawstring from Northern Brewer
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/...irring-straining/nylon-hop-bag-8-x-9-1-4.html
Hops in bag, string drawn to close, then wrapped around PRV and secured with a hose clamp. No weights, the hops always sink for me after a day or two. The only pain is cleaning that bag - I'm always afraid that I'm not getting the drawstring clean enough. But I've used it many many many times, no problems yet.

 

I got each keg (lid included) for $22. So, that is $25 more in my book...

 

I have been reading that you shouldn't use the same dry hops for more than seven days. does this apply to the hops in the keg as well?

 

I use a paint stainer bag (1 gallon) with the elastic cut off. I then tie it shut or sue a silicone tie (chicken truss) and just chuck it in. I never worry about retrieving my hops, I love the aroma I get and have never had a comments on grassiness.

As for the discussion about hooks, etc. I have thought about it, but never done it, but could you not drill a hole through your gas dip tube, and thread it through there (more difficult than the lid, but requires no welding. I thought about that when I was starting to keg hop, but was worried about my seal...

 

No, at least not according to my palate. Some people complain of grassy flavors after leaving dry hops in the keg for extended periods of time, but I've never noticed these off flavors despite routinely having my hoppy beers stay in contact with dry hops in the keg for >1-2 months at temps of around 38-40 F. Like mostly everyone else above my hops are in a muslin bag and not free in the keg to prevent clogging the dip tube.

 

I recently dry hopped in the keg for the first time. I used a muslin bag that is weighted, plus I put one of these on the dip tube: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/surescreen.html

After 6 days of dry hopping at room temperature while force carbonating, I chilled the keg down and put it on tap. The taste was fantastic. Strongest hop profile I've ever had in one of my homebrews. Not grassy in any way but perhaps a touch "raw" in some peoples opinions. That's the way I like my hoppy beers though so I'm thrilled with the results.

 

I just dry hopped a keg for the first time. I used a mesh bag and pellet hops with nothing to weigh it down and no string to keep it from sinking. I thought my problem would be that it would float and not use all the hoppy goodness but it sank and I got straight foam for a few pours before I realized what it was and just tipped the keg to move the hops. The only other problem I get is hop sediment in my beer but that was only in the first few pours. In the future I'll try to use leaf hops to keg and use the marbles/fishing line to keep it in suspension.

 

That's a good price. I'd buy extra for spare parts. I've paid different prices at different times. But new replacement parts are always expensive.

 

To be fair, these also needed alot of tlc and all new o-rings when I got them. But yeah, it was a great price.

 

Where are you gents finding the unflavored satin floss other than at the dentist? I'm having a hell of a time finding any in stores and would rather not hit the shipping minimum of most sites w/ dental floss.

How did this work out?

This looks like a winner to me. I might just grab a spool of fishing line and do this if I can't find something that will work through the lid.

Thanks!

 

I take stainless Braid from standard faucet Hookup hoses, cut a section about 4" long, fold over one end and secure with a zip tie, then slip it over the end of the dip tube. If you can't get your hand in there, find someone who can help. Works for hops and everything else.

 

Mine is Oral B Glide Pro Health Original Floss. I can't really remember if I bought it or got it from the dentist. It was 54.6 yards though, so I won't be running out any time soon.