Adding unneccesary hop amount?

[WortHog1242]

Saw an Erdinger clone recipe for 3 gallon batch. It called for 0.2 oz Perle pellets ( 60 min). 0.3 oz Spalt Spalter pellets (15 min) and 0.3 Spalt Spalter ( 1 min). Added to Briess unhopped bavarian wheat LME.
I have an oz of each. Would I mess up the brew if I added all the hops at above mentioned increments.
I don't mind a hoppy beer, but this is the wifes brew ( that I like as well) and she's not a hophead.
I'm just concerned about using half an oz or so and storing them.
I do have a pale ale HME that I can throw in a little extra hops into if I don't use them all in the Erdinger wheat clone. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
PS...I've only done pre-hopped kits so far, and don't want to mess it up. Its my slow approach to doing a partial, with grains.

 

[gtpro]

Im not familiar with Erdinger, but wheat beers are usually low IBU beers. Simply put, more hops will change the beer, I just wouldnt do it. The amounts are also smaller because its a 3 gallon batch, maybe step it up to 5 gallons if you want to use more of your stash.

 

[pkeeler]

If you add 1 oz or Perle for 60 min, instead of .2 oz, you will make the final beer extremely more bitter than the original recipe.

 

[malkore]

If you add 1 oz or Perle for 60 min, instead of .2 oz, you will make the final beer extremely more bitter than the original recipe.

yep, specifically 5 times more bitter (probably more like 4x considering hop efficiency in thick boils).

it could turn out undrinkable by anyone but a true hop-head.

save the .8oz for your next brew

 

[Yooper]

If you tightly reclose the hops bags, and store them in a ziploc bag in the freezer, they will last a long time. Long enough that you can brew the same brew again next year, and use those hops.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I don't mind a hoppy beer, but this is the wifes brew ( that I like as well) and she's not a hophead.

Don't **** with her brew, bro.

 

[WortHog1242]

Thanks guys. Now to figure .02 oz. out of the 1oz without a scale.

 

[david_42]

You can get close by splitting the hops into two piles by eye, then four piles and use the smallest pile.

Plus, diet scales that are good enough cost about $7.

 

[rwinzing]

As for storage just stick them in a zip lock bag get as much air out and freeze them. They will keep for six months or more with little diminshed bitterness.