Hop aroma oils

[verno]

Its an interesting point about getting more from hops at flame out. I have tried dry hopping a number of beers and can't really notice that it adds a huge amount. I have only been adding 60-100g of hops to about 25l of beer so maybe too little. However beers of a similar size where I have added around 40g of hops at flame out and no dry hopping actually seem to have more hoppiness.

Perhaps I am confusing hop aroma with taste and expecting dry hopping to provide more hoppiness in the taste. I guess I compare it a bit to brewdog dead pony ale which I like. It has a nice hoppy flavour but not over the top like punk ipa (in my opinion). the only time I have got close to dead pony hoppiness was in a beer that had no dry hopping?

Any thoughts?

[roscoe]

I too like yourself am somewhere lost on a dry hopping journey......

I have used cones ... too bulky, expand too much, float or top or sink, santisation fears, mess, questionable results/effect for me, hops need to be super fresh. Possible clarity issues....

I have used aroma oil, okay not a life changer, happy to use along with late hopping and dry hopping. Although advised otherwise, I have concerns on life of this stuff. Cheap by the litre (for commercials) expensive by the milli-litre !

I have used pellets, probably best results have came from adding these after FG reached. I dont usually get these, but when I do I reserve them for dry hopping and they seem to have best shelf life, which is handy for homebrewers that don't brew reguarly or do different beers all the time. Less hassle to do by far.

I have a hop rocket, but not had a beer/excuse to use it yet

[OilyGreasyPig]

If I want to add aroma and flavour to beer before bottling and have not dry hopped, I get a pint of brewing liquor boil it let it cool to 80oc and add a dozen or so of the malt millers citra hop pellets let it cool and settle and add the liquid part before bottling, Works great

Does that really work, or do you think you just hopped the crap out of it anyway? I have some zythos pellets in the post I'd be keen to try that on.

[Jocky]

Its an interesting point about getting more from hops at flame out. I have tried dry hopping a number of beers and can't really notice that it adds a huge amount. I have only been adding 60-100g of hops to about 25l of beer so maybe too little. However beers of a similar size where I have added around 40g of hops at flame out and no dry hopping actually seem to have more hoppiness.

Perhaps I am confusing hop aroma with taste and expecting dry hopping to provide more hoppiness in the taste. I guess I compare it a bit to brewdog dead pony ale which I like. It has a nice hoppy flavour but not over the top like punk ipa (in my opinion). the only time I have got close to dead pony hoppiness was in a beer that had no dry hopping?

Any thoughts?

Your 3-4g/l of dry hops is plenty for dry hopping. It will really only add to the aroma of beer, not so much to taste. The main issue I have found with dry hopping is that you need to get the hops well exposed to the beer so that the oils can be extracted. If the hops just float on the surface then they aren't releasing their oils into the wort.