New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

[DevilsCups]

I'm doing these in a keg fermenter. Trying to figure out the best way to get full extraction without agitation, as it's just not practical for me, as it would kick up all the yeast/trub.

Everything else about this fermenting setup is excellent.

 

[wepeeler]

I'm doing these in a keg fermenter. Trying to figure out the best way to get full extraction without agitation, as it's just not practical for me, as it would kick up all the yeast/trub.

Everything else about this fermenting setup is excellent.

Pressure transfer to purged serving keg?

 

[DevilsCups]

Pressure transfer to purged serving keg?

I could, but I'd like to avoid dry-hopping in my serving keg if possible.

 

[wepeeler]

I could, but I'd like to avoid dry-hopping in my serving keg if possible.

It'll waste CO2, but you could transfer to purged keg with DH in, then transfer to serving keg a few days later.

 

[DevilsCups]

It'll waste CO2, but you could transfer to purged keg with DH in, then transfer to serving keg a few days later.

I certainly could! With my brewing situation / space, the least amount of vessels to clean and prep, the better haha.

I guess I should ask - is anyone getting fantastic results in one vessel without agitation? I're really enjoyed switching to using this megamouth Torpedo keg fermenter setup that I cobbled together.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

I'm doing these in a keg fermenter. Trying to figure out the best way to get full extraction without agitation, as it's just not practical for me, as it would kick up all the yeast/trub.

How are you currently adding hops to the fermenter?

I mostly ferment in Fermonster fermenters and dry hop in the primary. The process I have moved to for the last several batches is to soft crash to around 40F, raise the temp back up to 60F, add my dry hops for 2 days at 60F, cold crash, then transfer to a keg. An 8 oz dry hop addition for a 5 gallon batch has gotten me to the hop level I like. It might not be up to the saturation level of something like Fiddens, but it gets me to the level that I like.

I found when I dry hopped colder (say 40F) I did not get as much hop character as I expected. I am not 100% sure of the impact of the soft crash, but I think dropping out most of the yeast before dry hopping leads to more hop character staying suspended in the beer (rather than getting pulled out as the yeast settles). Dry hopping at 60F seems to produce less astringency and hop burn, vs dry hopping at 72F. In the past, I have had batches that took 2-3 weeks in the keg before that astringency settled out.

I have thought about trying a dry hop vessel with agitation, but I am pretty happy with the level of hop character I am getting with my current process.

 

[DevilsCups]

How are you currently adding hops to the fermenter?

With this setup I'm using a hop-bong. I had a ferrule welded to the keg-lid. Works great.

I'll swap out the top piece for a hop-bong for dry-hopping.

I've considered putting another dip-tube onto the gas-in side of the keg post, for agitation, as I have the top post to pressurize when needed. However, it doesn't seem worth it as I can't dump trub/yeast, so I'll just keep at it with no rousing.

 

[ihavenonickname]

This is my "brujos style" which is just a little more extreme than I would usually do. But I'm of the mind, if you make a hazy its gotta be cranked up to 11.

1.074->1.023. 35% barley the rest wheat oats and 4% maltodextrin.
Chloride 300, Ca 130.
Hot side: Citra t90 and icognito, a touch of galaxy that smelled decent. (equiv to 1oz/gal and 40ibus calc)
Cold: Citra, motueka, riwaka (8:5:2)
CS Hazy yeast, three packs, made a great beer. Can't knock this yeast.

The mouthfeel is incredible. Very big and fluffy highly recommend if you havn't.

I'm a proponent of the second dry hop keg. Cold crash, transfer off yeast, agitate the heck out of it over 24 hrs. The agitation is a key for me to get the biggest aroma, really pops. DH at 2.5oz/gal and lots of agitation and Southern Hemi hops means it needs an extra week or two for the bite to settle out but I think that's more than worth it for these beers. My DH kegmenter looks like @DevilsCups pic

My next one I'm gonna try out spectrum which I think I should use mid fermentation for best effect. Without the pellets I think it would not dry the beer out like a mid ferm t90 does, also It would help avoid oxidation. But curious what other have figured out for best practices with spectrum, its been a few months since we discussed it.

Also, I've come back to making these beers as it seems more and more the commercial versions are dissapointing. Breweries I use to love have trended toward the juicy, sweet and not all that hoppy versions of them. In my area Humble Sea, Alvarado St use to be bangers but now its hard to find a hazy I like (their west coasts I still love and can still get good ones from Green Cheek and Monkish.) Mine is right there with the best, and way better than most!