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Steve Nance
New Member
Username: Wsbrewer
Post Number: 3
Registered: 08-2009
Posted From: 75.183.49.180
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 01:56 pm: | 
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I brewed a DIPA a few weeks ago and dry hopped in the secondary for 14 days. When I racked to the secondary the beer was a deep golden color. When I kegged and after force carbonating the beer now has a medium amber/copperish hue to it. This has never happened to any of my dry hopped beers before. Has anyone ever experienced this and know what is going on?
The particulars: Dry Hopped with 3.5 oz of a combination of Simcoe, Amarillo and Ahtanum in a bottling bucket. I did this on a test run with an APA (1.5 oz dry hop) to check for possible oxidation before the DIPA, no color change occurred.
BTW, I used the bottling bucket so I could tie the bagged hops (.5 oz each bag) to the inner part of the drainage to keep the hop bags submerged.
Thanks,
Steve |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 11366
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.141.103.148
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 02:04 pm: |
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That's a lot of dry hops. I suspect the beer is not clear; the suspended hop material is changing the refraction of light through it and affecting the perceived color. |
Steve Nance
New Member
Username: Wsbrewer
Post Number: 4
Registered: 08-2009
Posted From: 75.183.49.180
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 02:15 pm: |
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Yeah, it's not very clear. I can see through it in the glass but far from picking out details of objects. It's only been at serving temps for a week so it may improve after a few weeks of settling out.
Thanks,
Steve |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1103
Registered: 07-2007
Posted From: 173.9.91.69
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 02:35 pm: |
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I have dry hop'd a 5 gallon keg of IPA with 18 ounces of hops (Columbus, Centennial, Amarillo)
The color definitely changed and the beer poured green.
The dreams that first night after consuming several pints were wonderful |
Jeff Rankert
Member
Username: Hopfenundmalz
Post Number: 166
Registered: 06-2008
Posted From: 76.122.185.66
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 04:02 pm: |
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"I have dry hop'd a 5 gallon keg of IPA with 18 ounces of hops"
WOW! That is all I can think to say. |
tim roth
Advanced Member
Username: Hopdude
Post Number: 783
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 69.179.73.230
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 09:50 pm: |
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Skot!
Daaaaaang! That sets the bar pretty high...
cheers,tim |
John Ferens
Intermediate Member
Username: John_ferens
Post Number: 296
Registered: 05-2003
Posted From: 192.104.24.222
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 10:27 pm: |
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Skot - that is rather extreme, I like! I imagine you lost some liquid with that much hoppage. Did it really taste good? Seems like it would become overwhelming. How long did you leave them in? |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1104
Registered: 07-2007
Posted From: 173.9.91.69
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 11:53 pm: |
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It was Great...
I Compacted the hops and drank the liquid at the end.
The Keg was Dry hop'd for 2 days and consumed in less than 12 hours at a block party |
Marc Rehfuss
Member
Username: Marc_rehfuss
Post Number: 184
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 199.133.214.123
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2010 - 12:29 am: |
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18 ounces in a corny keg? That's insane. Which hop(s)?
OP-- +1 to Bill. It's probably just hop haze (polyphenols?) reflecting more light than before, or it could be the opposite-- More particles have settled out in the secondary/keg, resulting is more transmitted light. Need more info to tell which. |
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