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OK, this has been in the bottle along enough to carb up and the result is... fine. It's not the best beer ever, but it's quite drinkable, tastes like an amber without much hop presence. The hops didn't disappear altogether, but they are not very evident. It's pretty easy to drink, mellow...

Well the yeast took off and it's bubbling merrily away right now. I'll update this in a few weeks with how it turns out. I agree that it would be nice to have a "how to fix bad batches" section or thread. I'd like to know what others have done and what works. The reason I made this post is...

Good point Billvon, I do want it to still have some hop presence. I still have the option to dryhop it at this point to try and at least infuse some aroma. Do you think it is worth it to throw some in after the primary fermentation has subsided?

So I made an unbalanced batch a couple of months ago. It was my first time brewing AG and my efficiency was really poor. I’ve since fixed my process but what remained was an ESB that was all bitter, no malt. About 90 IBUs with a OG of 1.030. It tastes like hop tea. I waited for it to...