Thefirststepindryhoppingistoselectthehopvarietytouse.
Younormallywanttouseahopvarietythatisconsideredaflavor or aromahop. Itiscommonforthesehopstohaverelativelylowalphaacid ratings, often around 6% or less.
Some hop varieties commonly used for dry hopping include Cascade, Crystal,Willamette,EastKentGolding,Fuggle,Saaz,HallertauandTettnanger.  Ofcourse,oneofthebeautiesofhomebrewingisthatyoudonothavetofollowanyone’ssuggestions; youcantrywhateveryouwant.Thisbeingsaid,somehomebrewersdry-hopwithhighalphaacidvarieties likeCentennialandChinook.Personalpreferencesvary,andyoushouldexperimenttoseewhatyoulike.In general,ifyouliketheresultsofusingaparticularhopvarietyinthelast5–10minutesoftheboilthenyou willprobablyliketheresultsofdryhoppingwiththesamevariety.Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection
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