worth
Active Member
I just finished brewing my second batch ever. I made the Papazian Righeous Real American Ale. The recipe was :
4.5 lbs amber malt extract
1.75 oz Cascade (60 min)
.75 Willamette hop pellets finishing hops
English style ale yeat(I pitched two packs dry and it is already bubbling away)
Unfortunately, I accidentally added 1.75 of Willimette finishing hops. Also, the recipe was for a 2.5 gal. boil and I did a full 5 gal boil. I knew that would create higher hops utilization, but I figured it would be close enough. Now I have added over double the finishing hops the recipe called for. What should I do? I brewed this as a second batch b/c my first batch was a kit IPA that will be best after 6 months, and I wanted something ready fast. Papazian says that it should be ready to drink after 10 days in the primary and four days in the bottle. He also says "relax, enjoy a homebrew," but if it's ruined, I'd rather get something else going to be able to enjoy a homebrew. Should I leave in the primary longer in an effort to save it? I like hoppy beers, but is this much finishing hops excessive?
4.5 lbs amber malt extract
1.75 oz Cascade (60 min)
.75 Willamette hop pellets finishing hops
English style ale yeat(I pitched two packs dry and it is already bubbling away)
Unfortunately, I accidentally added 1.75 of Willimette finishing hops. Also, the recipe was for a 2.5 gal. boil and I did a full 5 gal boil. I knew that would create higher hops utilization, but I figured it would be close enough. Now I have added over double the finishing hops the recipe called for. What should I do? I brewed this as a second batch b/c my first batch was a kit IPA that will be best after 6 months, and I wanted something ready fast. Papazian says that it should be ready to drink after 10 days in the primary and four days in the bottle. He also says "relax, enjoy a homebrew," but if it's ruined, I'd rather get something else going to be able to enjoy a homebrew. Should I leave in the primary longer in an effort to save it? I like hoppy beers, but is this much finishing hops excessive?