LandoAllen
Well-Known Member
If I wanted to age an Imperial IPA (lets say a year) this would obviously cause the hop flavor, aroma, and crispness to dissipate and possibly become skunky. Would it be possible to brew the beer with say 10% more grain bill and not put any hops in at all. Then age for a year. When ready to bottle I could boil up a bit of water (enough to account for the 10% grain addition) and do the hop additions to the water just like I would with the beer. Then add the hop water to the aged beer to add in the nice hop flavor, bitterness, and aroma. Is this possible or just plain stupid? Would the beer suffer any for aging that long or would it mellow out and be smooth?