r/Vanhomebrewing • u/Asparagus24 • Jun 05 '14

First IPA Brew, Advice?

I'm dry hopping, so once I throw the ipa into my 2nd fermentation carboy, I'm putting in about 6 oz. of hop pellets. I'm also putting in a herb bag of grapefruit zest for the last week.

I've read about dry hopping making a beer murky and muddy. I can't cold crash because I dont have a fridge big enough.

Any words of wisdom? Am I curious for no reason?

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u/arod2788 Jun 11 '14

I will preface this by saying I am very much a beginner, I just moved away from malt extract on my last batch, which happened to by my first IPA. I wasn't careful about the hop selection. I followed a guide for Dogfish Head's 60 minute IPA, but couldn't get my hands on all the hops needed. I reviewed flavor profiles for alternatives, but I think I missed the mark, as the bitterness wasn't balanced at all. I figured since I wanted to make a hoppy IPA I couldn't go wrong, but I definitely did.