Bitter lager trouble

[The_petrodactyl]

Hi!

Yesterday was botteling day. I bottled my first two month lager (SMaSH Vienna and Saaz lager with german lager yeast). According to beersmith it should be around 27 IBU, and the wort tasted normal. But after two monts it did not at all taste bitter, I Would say 10 IBU, but other vice very pleasing . I rushed to the brew supply store and got more malt and hops. 75% Vienna 15% Munich 10% caramber, carapils, and caraffa deusked. Saaz and Hallertau M
Today was brewday I doubled the amount of saaz for bittering and added the same amount of saaz as flavor and aroma hops plus equal amounts of Hallertau M. After the boil it did not taste double as bitter, it tasted insanely bitter and hoppy. I say A-IPA hoppy and Burton on Trent -IPA bitter.
I am wondering. Does the long fermentation and lagering kill the bitterness?

Your friend
V

 

[okbecker]

Lagering the beer will mellow out some of the bitterness.

 

[The_petrodactyl]

How much loss do people calculate?

 

[daksin]

Lagering can reduce bitterness, but you could have just gotten hops with higher AA percentage this time than before but used the same amounts. Did you record the AA% on the hops you used?

 

[The_petrodactyl]

Last time I got Saaz hops that notably lower in AA than this time, but I used Beersmith to calculate IBU. I was probably not Burton IPA bitter, as I stated, this time. But it was very bitter.

 

[The_petrodactyl]

Hi!
The beer is now finished bottle maturing. Most people who have tried it were very pleased. Carbonation really helped the bitterness, and it tastes about as bitter as an industrial lager.

In about two weeks the next batch is ready for botteling. I am somewhat worried that it will be a extremely tasty beer.

Your friend
V