Haze Crazed
Active Member
One of my favorite NEIPA recipes calls for a double dry hop. Once fermentation is complete you soft crash to 55 then add your first charge of dry hops. At this time you’re supposed to apply 7-10psi. I have a Fermzilla so I’m able to do that. After 2 days your supposed to drop out what you can and add a second charge which includes the same amount as the first plus some lupomax.
Question is, when I have to drop my first charge am I letting out all the aroma I just put in with that first charge?
Reason being I have to depressurize my Fermzilla to take off the dreaded collection jar so I don’t paint my basement with hops and imperial juice. I understand the reasoning behind dry-hopping under pressure but is a double dry hop pointless if I’m just blowing all of it out of my PRV to add another charge?? Should I just double up my hops and add everything in one charge?
Question is, when I have to drop my first charge am I letting out all the aroma I just put in with that first charge?
Reason being I have to depressurize my Fermzilla to take off the dreaded collection jar so I don’t paint my basement with hops and imperial juice. I understand the reasoning behind dry-hopping under pressure but is a double dry hop pointless if I’m just blowing all of it out of my PRV to add another charge?? Should I just double up my hops and add everything in one charge?