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Hallertauer
Advanced Member
Username: Hallertauer
Post Number: 569
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 84.169.168.214
| | Posted on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 05:30 pm: | 
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I have 3 kegs of porter and I'd like to add some dry hops to one keg just to give me a change of pace. Would this be OK? Or will I end up with something too funky? I want to use Northern brewer pellets.
What do you think? |
Tex Brewer
Intermediate Member
Username: Texbrewer
Post Number: 496
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 216.203.59.252
| | Posted on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 06:28 pm: |
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Why not? Avery makes New World Porter: "A traditional black porter, with a surprise twist - it's dry-hopped!! We've expanded the porter category a bit, adding a delightful, dry hop aroma to blend with the sweet caramel and chocolate characteristics of a Robust Porter." They use Columbus and Fuggles (not sure what the dry hops are). |
Hallertauer
Advanced Member
Username: Hallertauer
Post Number: 570
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 84.169.168.214
| | Posted on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 06:58 pm: |
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OK thanks for that Tex.
Now I have another idea. I have 3 kegs, so I'm thinking I'll drink one as is, dry hop one, and then dry vanilla bean another one. Hmm, could I make a Denny's vanilla porter after I brewed it? I mean, could I throw some vanilla beans in the keg, If so, how many, and do I chop them up? How much bourbon should I add for 1 keg? |
Hophead
Senior Member
Username: Hophead
Post Number: 2880
Registered: 03-2002
Posted From: 167.4.1.41
| | Posted on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 08:08 pm: |
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It's a matter of taste so there isn't 1 correct answer, but once added it can't come back out so I'd try adding vanilla/bourbon in steps until it gets to be where you like it.
Split a bean and gut it, soak it in a few ounces of bourbon overnight, then add it to the keg. repeat.
I dry hop just about every beer I make. I had a "hoptoberfest" from new belgium brewing the other day that was very interesting. |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 3835
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 66.32.140.15
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 01:34 am: |
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I've started just splitting the bean lengthwise and then tieing the pieces together with dental floss and tossing in. Drink, er sample the keg until the vanilla is where you want it and then yank the bean.
I scraped all the little seeds out once and they're so small they went through the hop bag they were in and stayed in when I yanked the bag. Very over vanilliaed done that way. The new way takes longer but better control. |
Hallertauer
Advanced Member
Username: Hallertauer
Post Number: 571
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 84.169.159.91
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 05:51 pm: |
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OK I did what hophead said. Split the bean and scraped it.
(funny side note, I had to ask a the store where the vanilla beans were, I just translated beans into 'bohnen' they looked at me like I was crazy, they don't call them beans in German but vanilla 'sticks')
Drew a pint and did not taste any vanilla. Think I'll do another one or dry bean it like vance. |
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