Recuperating after boilover loss of hops.

[modelafish]

I recently made a batch of NB's Red Irish Ale extract kit. After adding the extract and bringing back up to boil, I added the Willamette hops and got an immediate boilover. Later, as I was cleaning off the burner, it occurred to me that a lot of what I was chipping off was probably the hops. Assuming it was, is there any way of adjusting the brew to compensate for the lost hops? It would be post fermentation, as it has been 4 weeks in primary this Saturday. Is this where dry hopping comes in?

 

[maffew222]

There are somethings you could do to fix some lost hops, but none of them would be worth it, IMO. Irish reds are not exactly hop monsters and you'd be risking messing up what will probably turn out to be an ok beer. Adding dry hops will only add hop aroma to a beer that doesn't really have too much of that.

I'd just let it ride as is. It'll be good enough.

 

[Elijah]

And you may also look into making "hop tea".

But, I would stick to the suggestion above and "let it be"