I brewed 5 gallons of an American wheat on Sunday the 24th, expected OG of 1.053 came in at 1.055 (I think because of better than expected efficiency on my first partial mash. Clocked in at 1.011 a week later so I drop in 1.5 oz Amarillo dry hop. Yesterday I go to drop another .5 oz dryhop and notice slow ubblin in the airlock. Pull the top and see this: Looks to be fermenting again to me but I'm already at 77% attenuation (Safale 05), or is that just my hop particulate floating on top?
Only my 3rd brew, but honestly its never been an issue. They have always sunk to the bottom within a few days and contact more surface area this way. That said, never used more than .75 oz before either.
Thanks. Any thoughts on bubbling airlock or what looked to me like spots where CO2 bubbles came though the surface?
The hops provide nucleation sites for the CO2; it is not unusual to see some 'out-gassing' after adding dry hops to the beer. Cheers!
Ty, that makes a lot of sense. My earlier batches were a bit smaller and perhaps the out-gassing didn't really fill the head space in my bucket.
You can avoid all this stuff using a bad made with a piece of nylon women sock. In regards ´the more contact area´ it is solved squeezing the bag before getting out the fermentor,
Any disadvantage to dropping hops in, aside from a bunch of hops on the bottom of the bucket when I move it to the bottling bucket?
FWIW I took a gravity reading last night and it was the same so it probably was "out-gassing." And it definitely looked like hops and they were already dropping to the bottom. Should be good to bottle this weekend.
The only time I use a bag is dry hopping in the keg, otherwise let the hops free and just toss them in. Never had an issue not using a bag.
