Added DME, Forgot Bittering Hop, Need to bitter the beer

[Architect-Dave]

So, I made a rookie mistake. Brewed a Christmas ale. During the boil, took a reading and the gravity was 0.02 off. Was supposed to be 1.07 and came in at 1.05. So, added some DME to get it to 1.07. BUT, forgot there was a 1-pound of honey addition at the end. So, now the wort has clocked in at 1.092 while sending to the fermenter. I am concerned that the beer will be too sweet. Is there a way of adding bittering during or post fermentation prior to bottling?

 

[MaxStout]

You could make hop tea in some water. Boil for 60 minutes for full extraction, cool and add to the fermenter. Don't wait for post-ferm; you need the hops for antimicrobial protection along with the bittering. It will dilute your beer a little, however.

 

[Architect-Dave]

Thanks - but, don’t you need some type of wort with that to extract the acids? I thought you could not just boil hops in water.

 

[Miraculix]

Thanks - but, don’t you need some type of wort with that to extract the acids? I thought you could not just boil hops in water.

Wort limits the amount of acid that gets isomerized, so plain water is actually superior to wort. You can only solve about 100 ibus in wort. Water can solve almost unlimited ibus, so you can get away with relatively little water.

 

[Broken Crow]

The hop tea is the best way to go.
In the meantime, for peace of mind I recommend the meme thread starting (I think) around page 217 and going on for a bit.
Use a hop tea to treat the cause, and the memes to treat the side effects;
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/how-about-a-meme-generator-thread.654449/page-218#post-10299114

 

[MaxStout]

Use the highest alpha bittering hops you have, so you won't need a large volume of water. Maybe a quart or so, drop the hops straight in. You don't need a rolling boil. Just maintain temps close to boiling, or a very low simmer at the most. The alpha will isomerize just as well at temps just under boiling. After the boil, pour through muslin or something similar, then cool down before adding to the fermenter (you don't want it to raise your ferm temps).

 

[Architect-Dave]

The hop tea is the best way to go.
In the meantime, for peace of mind I recommend the meme thread starting (I think) around page 217 and going on for a bit.
Use a hop tea to treat the cause, and the memes to treat the side effects;
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/how-about-a-meme-generator-thread.654449/page-218#post-10299114

Thank you!

 

[Architect-Dave]

The hop tea is the best way to go.
In the meantime, for peace of mind I recommend the meme thread starting (I think) around page 217 and going on for a bit.
Use a hop tea to treat the cause, and the memes to treat the side effects;
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/how-about-a-meme-generator-thread.654449/page-218#post-10299114

PS - that is a great thread! I hopped it was going to better, but after reading it, all my bitterness went away.

 

[Miraculix]

Nooooooo do not give your bitterness away so cheaply! Transfer it to the water!!!!!