damdaman
Well-Known Member
So my first batch, an amber, has been in the bottles for about a month now and I've been drinking it. Generally speaking it's pretty good, but it's overly malty and there's not really any detectable hoppiness to balance it out, at least to my tongue, and I do tend to be a hop-head.
In hindsight I realize that I did not do enough to properly utilize the hops in the boil, and given how much I like hops I probably would have used 3-4 oz instead of only 1oz bittering and 1oz aroma.
I already have two more batches bottled and conditioning and a really hoppy ipa which is scheduled to be bottled this weekend, but I want to be able to drink and enjoy this amber, and it's just not doing it for me.
My question is I've seen talk of hop oil, hop extract, and hop teas being used to add bitterness to brews. Can I still use these even after the brew is done? For instance, could I add a couple drops of hop oil to my glass and then pour the beer over it? Or do I just need to develop a taste for maltiness to drink these?
TIA!
In hindsight I realize that I did not do enough to properly utilize the hops in the boil, and given how much I like hops I probably would have used 3-4 oz instead of only 1oz bittering and 1oz aroma.
I already have two more batches bottled and conditioning and a really hoppy ipa which is scheduled to be bottled this weekend, but I want to be able to drink and enjoy this amber, and it's just not doing it for me.
My question is I've seen talk of hop oil, hop extract, and hop teas being used to add bitterness to brews. Can I still use these even after the brew is done? For instance, could I add a couple drops of hop oil to my glass and then pour the beer over it? Or do I just need to develop a taste for maltiness to drink these?
TIA!