Dry hop suggestions for golden ale

[Sam Trankle]

Hey everyone.

Currently have an Amarillo ale (golden ale) Fresh wort kit in the fermenter. Was thinking of dry hopping on day 4 or 5 but only have centennial, simcoe and riwaka hops on hand.

Not sure if any of these would match the style. Hoping to get some insight and suggestions 

Cheers 

SAM

[Beer Baron]

Centennial and simcoe is a favourite pairing of mine so I’d say 40-50 grams of each. 

[BlackSands]

Depends how close to style you want to be.  Brit Golden ales, while usually considered hop-forward don't often feature dry-hops and the hop presence is quite often of English origin, though not always.   I brew these a lot but put my own NZ spin on them.... typically with a generous dose of local hops but no dry-hop.   When brewing golden ales specifically  I do tend to stay with a single hop.  It's proven to be a good platform to get to know individual hop characteristics as I've steadily worked my way through quite a good selection over the last couple of years.. 

I've just brewed an NZPA which actually also specs out as a Golden Ale.  The two styles , like many, are open to interpretation and subsequently do often tend to overlap.   Riwaka, a much sought after hop and one of my favourites was the main hop I used this time - 50g steep and 50g dry hop. There was also 25g Taiheke at 5 min in the mix too.   

 

 

[Norris!]

Simcoe and Amarillo are a staple hop combo in my brewery, and pretty much anything with centennial is awesome. Like Titan said, you cannot go wrong with a centennial and simcoe mix but even subbing one for riwaka would be awesome, or just one hop like Blacksands suggested would be beneficial and help the beer. I would dry hop the fwk for sure. Picking which hop or combo is the issue, but a good one, you have 3 hops that will add value to the beer  separately or together so it is a good problem with no wrong answers.

Time to experiment I say. Good luck