Beer Too Hoppy/Cold Crashing

[Joeywhat]

I'm just finishing up a blonde ale of sorts (used the Centennial Blonde recipe from HBT) and after trying the recent hydro sample it's a bit bitter. I made the mistake of doubling up on the bittering hops when boiling, so naturally it's a little out of control.

Right now it's done fermenting and I'm planning on kegging over the next day or two. Is there anything I can do to balance out the hopiness a little bit? If this was a bigger beer it probably wouldn't bother me, but with such a light body it's really overpowering.

I've also been considering cold crashing this for some better clarity. From what I understand I'll basically cool the fermenter down to 40*-ish before racking into the keg. Problem: I'll have to move the fermenter out of my keezer before racking to the keg, won't that just rouse up all the settled stuff? Or should I just rack into the keg as is and hope it clears up (and deal with some sediment at first)?

 

[Joeywhat]

Something I thought of: would priming with DME, and putting in a little extra help balance it out a little? As I'm kegging it I don't have to worry about pressure. Could I just release the pressure a few times a day for a few days then let it be to carbonate? My thought is that the little extra DME will add some body to the beer, and if I time it right I'll stop releasing the pressure when there's enough left to properly carbonate.

Thoughts? Have I gone mad?

 

[boo boo]

If it ends up too bitter, you can blend it with a finished beer or you can just brew another less bitter blonde, ferment it out and then blend it.

 

[david_42]

Some maltodextin will do a better job on body. A small (1-2 oz) of lactose will also help.

But wait until it has conditioned and carbonated.

 

[masonsjax]

There's no such thing as too bitter, just an inexperienced palate.
I would opt for blending rather than sweetening.

 

[Revvy]

There's no such thing as too bitter, just an inexperienced palate.
I would opt for blending rather than sweetening.

And at the same time.....Hoppyness will mellow with age. SO you can just give it a couple weeks and it should be less bitter.

 

[Joeywhat]

Well it's kegged and primed so we'll see how it tastes at the end of the month.

Right now it's an EXTREMELY light body, almost like drinking hop water. Granted it was not carbed and pretty warm...

I've got some apfelwein I just started to keep me busy in the meantime