Porter Hops?

[degsie73]

I Fancy adding some hops to a John Bull London Porter Kit - can anyone
recommend which ones might compliment this style of brew??

 

[Sean_Mc]

Might be worth dry hopping with some goldings for a few days

 

[prolix]

with all that maltiness swimming around aroma hops are really not for porters.

you could make a tea from fuggle as the grassy notes work well with the nutty earthy dark malts, or maybe an East goldings more subtle but not distracting from the porter.

But if you are looking to alter the porter significantly try some new world hops and see where the rabbit hole leads you.

 

[jonewer]

I'd go with fuggles for a dark beer and goldings for a pale one as a general rule...

You could try some lager hops maybe?

 

[Tony]

+1 prolix.

A London Porter can really use fuggles or goldings (I tend to use fuggles) but all up front really at the start of the boil. Anywhere between 100 and 150g in a 23 ltr brew

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[degsie73]

Cheers for the advice all, think I'll try the fuggles as they've got some in the local HB shop,
just one more quick one - what's the difference between pure hops and hop pellets and can
you use both in the same way (hop teas and dry hopping for instance)?