Dry - hopping quantity?

[Murray]

I have made a batch of english bitter, and the target stats are :

OG 1.047
FG 1.011
bitterness : IBU 30ish

I want to dry-hop to give a fruity, zesty kick to it. Not to give it anything like a heavily bittered IPA though. How much hops (I was thinking East Kent Goldings, in leaf form) do I add for a 7.5gal batch?

 

[worksnorth]

Dry hopping won't impart any of the bittering qualities from the hops into your beer like boiling them does. You will get lots of aroma and some different flavor hints though.
That being said, and FYI this is coming from an IPA guy, I'd use no less than a couple ounces.
Cheers

 

[ny101]

Here is a great thread on the matter: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/british-bitter-add-dry-hops-yes-no-309964/index2.html

If it were me, I might split the batch and try dry hopping with half the batch and .5oz of an in-style hop (nothing American) just to try the difference.

 

[unionrdr]

Traditionally,English bitters don't have much hop flavor at all,& no dry hopping. They're brown,malty ales. But EKG is def a good choice...just don't get too crazy with it.

 

[metic]

Traditionally,English bitters don't have much hop flavor at all,& no dry hopping. They're brown,malty ales. But EKG is def a good choice...just don't get too crazy with it.

English bitters are often dry hopped in the cask, albeit at a lower rate than Americans tend to use.

 

[IL1kebeer]

I have made a batch of english bitter, and the target stats are :

OG 1.047
FG 1.011
bitterness : IBU 30ish

I want to dry-hop to give a fruity, zesty kick to it. Not to give it anything like a heavily bittered IPA though. How much hops (I was thinking East Kent Goldings, in leaf form) do I add for a 7.5gal batch?

An ounce of EKG or fuggles and you are good to go

 

[unionrdr]

Never had a dry hopped EB. but I haven't had a cask ale either. Dry hopping is mor an American thing. Especially C hops.

 

[IL1kebeer]

Never had a dry hopped EB. but I haven't had a cask ale either. Dry hopping is mor an American thing. Especially C hops.

Heard a podcast that English cask ales are traditionally dry hopped with a handfull of fuggles. It was on one of Jamils podcasts and it came from a guy from England. Forgot his name though.