Seeking info on leaf hops practices

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  1. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I've used whole hops for APAs and small additions before. It's all gone pretty smoothly, but I generally stick to hop pellets. Today, I couldn't help myself. I made an IIPA. I've got 7 pounds of whole hops to burn through, so why not? I used pellets for bittering, and 7 oz of leaf hops for aroma. 55 minutes into the boil, I started furiously adding RO water to help correct for hop absorption. I'm going to add 3 or 4 more oz of leaf for dry hopping. A few questions:

    1.Do you know roughly how much wort dry leaves will soak up per oz/pound?
    2.Do you wring the hops out? I did, and I'm not afraid of vegetable flavors
    3.Do you use a bag to help rack around hops when dry hopping?

    Cheers!
     
    #1 inchrisin, Jan 26, 2015
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I assume 0.0625 gallons of wort absorbed/trapped per ounce of hops. I've also seen estimates of 0.04 gallons per ounce.

    I don't.

    I dry hop in a bag, in the keg.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Jan 26, 2015
  3. ChrisMyhre

    ChrisMyhre Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    I use Vikeman's assumptions in BrewCipher and they are very close for me, I sometimes get slightly less absorbtion but much closer to .0625 than .04.
     
    #3 ChrisMyhre, Jan 27, 2015
  4. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    Ditto on the assumption.

    I dryhop in the keg, in a hop bag. I normally carb it and drink it down hard early, and let it drain in the keg and remove it.
     
    #4 FATC1TY, Jan 27, 2015
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  5. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    That's about a cup per oz. Thanks Vike.

    Mental note on absorptions:

    1 cup per oz of dried hops
    1 quart per pound of dried grain
     
    #5 inchrisin, Jan 27, 2015
  6. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    I remember .12 gal/lb of grain, so about a pint.
     
    #6 hopfenunmaltz, Jan 27, 2015
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  7. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Sorry ... at my age I don't remember ... assume ... or absorb anything.
     
    #7 HerbMeowing, Jan 28, 2015
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