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Maybe doing a double brew day was not such a good idea yesterday.

Just realized this morning after reviewing the recipe for my saison that I forgot 2oz of Goldings for the bittering. It only has 1oz of Saaz that was added in at 15 minutes left in the boil. This gives me a whopping 5.6 IBUs.

Being a tart saison, this may be ok, but thought I would get some opinions. Should I boil up a hop tea and add into the fermenter?
 
etrain666 said:
Maybe doing a double brew day was not such a good idea yesterday.

Just realized this morning after reviewing the recipe for my saison that I forgot 2oz of Goldings for the bittering. It only has 1oz of Saaz that was added in at 15 minutes left in the boil. This gives me a whopping 5.6 IBUs.

Being a tart saison, this may be ok, but thought I would get some opinions. Should I boil up a hop tea and add into the fermenter?
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Maybe you'll have to, just to counteract the sweetness. I'd probably wait, and see how it tastes. If it tastes like it needs more bittering, a hop tea would probably work just fine.
 
That's a good idea; I've done the same before with good results. That said, I would have a taste when you take a ample go gravity and see how it is. Sometimes those 'oops' moments provide welcome surprises!
 
Another option would be to brew up an IPA and add x % of that really bitter wort into your saison. 1/2 gallon of 80 IBU into 5 gallons adds about 8 IBUs.
 
Thanks for the suggestions. Fermentation took off like a rocket ship, so I may be able to get an early sample and then decide.
 

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