How much hops is needed for dry hopping

Jul 28, 2016
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How much hops is needed for dry hopping

This is real a question with various answers. But the real an swer to the question of how much is simply,“as much as youwant.” A “normal” measurement for dry hopping is between 1–2oz.(28–56g) of hops for a five gallon(19L) batch. If you want just a hint of hop aroma you might go as low as a1/2oz.(14g). If you want a beer that will knock you over with a pungent hop flavor and aroma,you might decide to go nuts and throw in 4oz.(112grams). I’ve heard some brewers using even more than this,but even a serious hophead like myself will tell you that more than four ounces of dry hops maybe pushingit.

My advice for your first trial with dry hopping would be to pick a traditional aroma hop and use not more than 1 ounce(28g).This will give you a good idea of what dry hopping does for a beer. From there you are only limited by your own sense of adventure in deciding what hops to try and how much to use.

Edited by Kevin
Sales manager of Tiantai Company
Email: brewing@cnbrewery.com