Gram per litre dry hop?

[suffolkbeer]

I’m currently brewing an APA (aiming for a session able 3.5 abv)

What roughly would be the recommended gram per litre of dry hop? I’m aiming for on the hoppy end of the scale!

I’m thinking approx 7g/L?

 

[stigman]

Hoppy end of the scale is more like 20+gpl

 

[GerritT]

Article here: https://byo.com/article/dry-hopping-techniques/
1 to 6 grams seems the most common range.

 

[Drunkula]

What hops are you using? The "C" hops are there are 2.5g per litre but I could see triple that being rahhhh! I see some people doing 400 g / 20 g/l dry hops all over the place, though.

 

[stigman]

It's a bit like Mr brownstone for me, in the words of guns n roses

"I used ta do a little but a little wouldn't do
So the little got more and more
I just keep tryin' ta get a little better
Said a little better than before
I used ta do a little but a little wouldn't do
So the little got more and more
I just keep tryin' ta get a little better
Said a little better than before"

 

[Braindead]

If we got quality American style hops wed prolly only need 10g a litre
But we get the dregs so need 20+

 

[Sadfield]

4-10g a litre depending on the abv and style. Something American at 3.5%, I'd personally use 4-5g, probably 4g. Anything more would kill the balance and mask the base beer.

 

[Hoddy]

Hoppy end of the scale is more like 20+gpl

This man speak the truth.

I’m in the 15g/l min for most beers that require a good hop charge. Pale I have on at the moment is 500g total across a 24L brew length.

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

Well this has amazed me a bit. I have an IPA on at the moment and was planning to dry hop with 100g Citra pellets when it’s fully fermented out for 2-3 days in the hope of getting something that resembles Adams Ghostship. Will I need more than 100g?

 

[Ajhutch]

http://brulosophy.com/2015/09/21/dry-hop-quantity-a-little-vs-a-lot-exbeeriment-results/

The most interesting element of this experiment from 4 years ago to me is that the ‘a lot’ version had 180g of dry hops in 5 gallons, about half what is pretty common these days.

 

[Leon103]

50g/l

 

[Sadfield]

0g/L

 

[dan125]

My current aipa has 8g/L and is nicely hoppy without being OTT (IMO) - I reckon 4-6g/L in a 3.5% ale would work well.

EDIT: although I'm up to 12g/L in the apa in the FV

 

[MickDundee]

I used 180g in 20L for my Brut IPA and I’ve been really disappointed with the outcome. If you smell it really strongly you get a bit of pineapple but it’s hardly bursting with aroma. It was maybe the hops I used rather than the volume though as I was feeling a bit “adventurous”.

 

[Leon103]

Most of the time it's not the amount used but how You use them and your technique

 

[suffolkbeer]

Is it because it’s a Brut? I just opened the first bottle of my first batch of Brut last night and am also disappointed with the hoppy ness!

 

[suffolkbeer]

Most of the time it's not the amount used but how You use them and your technique

Meaning?
I usually bung in the dry hops once the beer has reached FG and leave them at 20deg for 3 to 4 days before cold crashing?

 

[MickDundee]

Is it because it’s a Brut? I just opened the first bottle of my first batch of Brut last night and am also disappointed with the hoppy ness!

Possibly. Maybe the dryness doesn’t carry the aroma as well or something? That could be right because I was disappointed with the impact that 150g citra (not all dry hop) had on my citra saison as well.

 

[Hoddy]

Well this has amazed me a bit. I have an IPA on at the moment and was planning to dry hop with 100g Citra pellets when it’s fully fermented out for 2-3 days in the hope of getting something that resembles Adams Ghostship. Will I need more than 100g?

I think you should more than exceed ghost ship as that only has some citra waved it so I suspect you will be pleasantly surprised. Dependant on the quality/age of the hops you have.

 

[dan125]

I think you should more than exceed ghost ship as that only has some citra waved it so I suspect you will be pleasantly surprised. Dependant on the quality/age of the hops you have.

I had a pint of ghost ship on cask in a pub a little while ago - much hoppier than the bottled version and much better than expected.