Steve,
You'll be ok for another week. Dry hopping typical kicks off a
second fermentation and you want to let that run its course.
Grassiness can be an issue, but I never had a problem due to
duration. I no longer dry hop, but I did have grassiness problem
once due to dry hopping with the wrong hops (one of those
super-alpha, Cascade-like American varieties).
I've got an IPA with 1 oz of Kent Goldings in the
2ndry. I've had
the Goldings in there for 2 weeks now. I was going to bottle
before heading out of town for a week, but the yeast deciced
to wake up and the beer is fermenting again slowly. The basement is
a bit cool and the beer did finish a few points high.
So, I'm wondering, if I don't bottle 'til I get back, is 3-4 weeks
too long to dry hop?
I've heard some people say dry hopping too long will lead to grassy
flavors, but I've heard other people say it isn't an issue.
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Steve
fletty(a)umn.edu
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Michael Valentiner, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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