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[DuncanDad]

I have 10 gallons of this:25# 2 Row3# Crystal 60.5# Belgian Biscuit.5# Belgian Aromatic2 oz Magnum 60 min2 oz Cascade 15 min2 oz Cascade 2 minSafeale US-05Which dry hop should I use and how much?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I have 10 gallons of this:25# 2 Row3# Crystal 60.5# Belgian Biscuit.5# Belgian Aromatic2 oz Magnum 60 min2 oz Cascade 15 min2 oz Cascade 2 minSafeale US-05Which dry hop should I use and how much?

I've actually dry hopped a beer with both of those at the same time. For a 5 gallon batch I used 2oz of cascade and 1oz of magnum. I dry hopped in the keg and left them in there until the keg kicked. The beer maintained a nice aroma all the way through.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

If you made me pick just one I'd say cascade though...

[DaBearSox]

Use cascade, anything you are going to get from the magnum is just gonna be meh

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Use cascade, anything you are going to get from the magnum is just gonna be meh

I think it adds something but I mostly used it b/c it takes me a LLLOOONNNNG time to go through magnum. 1-2oz of it is usually plenty of bitterness (60 min addition) for a 5 gallon batch.

[DaBearSox]

I think it adds something but I mostly used it b/c it takes me a LLLOOONNNNG time to go through magnum. 1-2oz of it is usually plenty of bitterness (60 min addition) for a 5 gallon batch.

Yea I don't pick up anything from Magnum other than a little bit of grassiness, maybe a little herbal note...Love them for bittering since they are so clean...

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Yea I don't pick up anything from Magnum other than a little bit of grassiness, maybe a little herbal note...Love them for bittering since they are so clean...

so I guess I'd refine what I said with - if you have a lot of magnum sitting around why not throw some in. I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it for dry hopping by any means though.

[DaBearSox]

so I guess I'd refine what I said with - if you have a lot of magnum sitting around why not throw some in. I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it for dry hopping by any means though.

ha yea....I have had some GR magnums sitting in my freezer for a good while now prob a year and a hald...they are vacuumed sealed and hold up great...still sticky when they warm up.

[DuncanDad]

I've got way more Magnum sitting around than Cascade.I have about 12oz of Magnum and 6 oz of Cascade.

[DaBearSox]

I've got way more Magnum sitting around than Cascade.I have about 12oz of Magnum and 6 oz of Cascade.

Well then it's your question...do you really need to use up the Magnums or do you want that great cascade aroma.

[DuncanDad]

I guess that answers my question:Cascade it is.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I guess that answers my question:Cascade it is.

mmmmmmm - cascade

[DaBearSox]

mmmmmmm - cascade

+1This thread has decided that my hop of the week blogpost today will be magnum (already did cascade)..thanks!

[DuncanDad]

Just racked to secondary:OG=1.073FG=1.014 Dumped 2.5 oz of Cascade leaf on top.I'll let that sit over there for a few weeks.How long should it dry hop?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Just racked to secondary:OG=1.073FG=1.014 Dumped 2.5 oz of Cascade leaf on top.I'll let that sit over there for a few weeks.How long should it dry hop?

I would think 2-3 weeks might be about right.

[DaBearSox]

Just racked to secondary:OG=1.073FG=1.014 Dumped 2.5 oz of Cascade leaf on top.I'll let that sit over there for a few weeks.How long should it dry hop?

I am in the group that says more than a week then the aroma/flavor imparted gets a little too grassy. Some disagree though, and some will stagger dry hop additions for this reason.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I am in the group that says more than a week then the aroma/flavor imparted gets a little too grassy. Some disagree though, and some will stagger dry hop additions for this reason.

I left some pellets in a keg for months and it went through a grassy phase early on but then it smoothed out and maintained a nice amount of hoppyness.

[DaBearSox]

I left some pellets in a keg for months and it went through a grassy phase early on but then it smoothed out and maintained a nice amount of hoppyness.

good to know...what hop variety were they?