Brooklyn Lager from Brewers Friend

I assume the fermentation is finished and you are in the lagering phase? If that is the case, I would maintain the temp until you do your Diacytle rest.
Considering the temp, i would dry hop it for most of the lagering stage.
 
I assume the fermentation is finished and you are in the lagering phase? If that is the case, I would maintain the temp until you do your Diacytle rest.
Considering the temp, i would dry hop it for most of the lagering stage.
Isn`t the diacytle rest before the cold crash ? In this recipe I understand the dryhop is after the cold crash.
 
You generally ferment a lager around 50F. At some point you do a diacytl around 70F and then crash to lager. That is when I would do the dry hop
 
You generally ferment a lager around 50F. At some point you do a diacytl around 70F and then crash to lager. That is when I would do the dry hop
Thats what the recipe says; cold crash for 1 week and then add the dry hops. But should I keep the temp at 2.2 C for an additional week after dry hoping ?
 
Thats what the recipe says; cold crash for 1 week and then add the dry hops. But should I keep the temp at 2.2 C for an additional week after dry hoping ?
If you dry hopped short and cold then: I don't think you'll need to. If it looks as if the hop matter has dropped and isn't still suspended in the beer - I'd go ahead and rack and keg or bottle.

How long did you dry hop? Did you leave the temp at 2-4 c? There's been some research that states 1-2 days is all you need at cold temps to get the fruity aromas desired from the hops.
 
If you dry hopped short and cold then: I don't think you'll need to. If it looks as if the hop matter has dropped and isn't still suspended in the beer - I'd go ahead and rack and keg or bottle.

How long did you dry hop? Did you leave the temp at 2-4 c? There's been some research that states 1-2 days is all you need at cold temps to get the fruity aromas desired from the hops.
Thank you for your reply. I haven`t done the dry hop yet. The beer is still fermenting. When FG down and stable I will cold crash. My questions regarding the recipe:https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1248735/brooklyn-lager -is it says when cold crash after 1 week, add the hops. Should I then keep cold or raise the temp during the dry hopping and for how long ?
 
There’s no need to bring the temperature up again for dry hopping. Continue lagering the beer after dry hopping for several weeks, then keg or bottle the beer. The hops may cause some clouding of the beer, so a clear beer will have some turbidity get back into it. Dry hopping at lower temperatures works fine.

After lagering with the dry hops you can bottle or keg the beer in a couple of weeks. At cold temperatures the risk of vegetal flavors from the hops is low. If you bottle you will have to raise the beer to room temperature to condition it until it’s fully carb’d, you can then return it to near freezing temps for additional lagering if necessary and for storage. If you’re kegging, the beer can be kept at near freezing temperatures for additional lagering if needed and storage.
 
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I usually lager the beer for 4-6 weeks. I don't dry hop till the end. As others already said
 
Thank you for your reply. I haven`t done the dry hop yet. The beer is still fermenting. When FG down and stable I will cold crash. My questions regarding the recipe:https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1248735/brooklyn-lager -is it says when cold crash after 1 week, add the hops. Should I then keep cold or raise the temp during the dry hopping and for how long ?
Keep it cold and honestly, you really only need a day or two with the dry hop. I've read a few articles that say 1-2 days at 2-6 c is sufficient and avoids vegetal notes. The authors of the article even said it was the best way to attain fruit aromas from the hops.

I'm not a hop or dry hop guy... But I have done it and would certainly agree that 1-2 days is sufficient.

However, there are others on here with a lot more experience in this area...
 

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