EDME Bitter kit modifications

[jdt199]

OK Having done a brewpacks burkby bitter and a whodfordes wherry I'm going to try a budget kit. I have an EDME bitter and 1kg of light spray malt and some goldings hops. I will add the spray malt to the kit instead of sugar but my question is should I add any hops and if so how much and how to? Do I steep or boil with the spray malt?

I am hoping this it the last kit I do if I can source the kit to build a boiler and CFC to go AG soon.

[Mauri]

I'm don't know if that kit needs any extra bitterness.If it does, I usually boil 15-20g in the water I use to rinse the kits can for about 20-30 minutes.
Then, for extra aroma, I would dry-hop in the FV with another 15g for about 4-5 days before bottling/kegging

[jdt199]

OK thanks for that, Never tried try hopping before. Is it likey to clog my tap in the FV when it comes to racking off my beer into the keg?

Also I read somewhere that the budget kits tend to lack hops aroma compared to the 3kg kits, not necessarily the bitterness, so could I not just achieve the aroma restoration by steeping rather than dy hopping?

[Mauri]

If you want to dry hop, you can simply put the hops in a nylon bag, and drop it in the FV
I believe the final results of dry hopping/steeping are probably quite similar, but I've never done a direct comparison so I cannot be 100% sure.