pmac1015
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Hello,
I'm fairly new to home brewing and need some advice. My first few batches (pale/amber ales) came out well, so i decided to mix things up and try a saison. The fermentation was very active for the first couple of days. I did have a blow-out tube rigged; but most of the hops that were floating on top of the wort ended up stuck to the inside of my carboy and out of contact with the brew. I was able to knock a small amount back down, but most of it is still stuck up there.
I'm concerned that with so much of the hop out of the brew, that I'm losing lots of bitter/flavor/aroma potential and will end up with an overly sweet or unbalanced beer. Should I try and swirl to wash some of it back in? Should I dry-hop to compensate? Or, should I just leave it as is?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm fairly new to home brewing and need some advice. My first few batches (pale/amber ales) came out well, so i decided to mix things up and try a saison. The fermentation was very active for the first couple of days. I did have a blow-out tube rigged; but most of the hops that were floating on top of the wort ended up stuck to the inside of my carboy and out of contact with the brew. I was able to knock a small amount back down, but most of it is still stuck up there.
I'm concerned that with so much of the hop out of the brew, that I'm losing lots of bitter/flavor/aroma potential and will end up with an overly sweet or unbalanced beer. Should I try and swirl to wash some of it back in? Should I dry-hop to compensate? Or, should I just leave it as is?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!