I brewed a cream ale recipe last weekend, and I misread the recipe and forgot the 60 min bittering hop addition. The recipe only called for 20 IBU's anyways, and because I missed the 60 min addition I will be more like 6 IBU's. Since it's a Cream Ale, it's not supposed to be very bitter in the first place but I tend towards more bitter beers anyways, so I had a thought.
If I were to boil some C02 Hop Extract in a known volume of water for 60 minutes to isomerize the AA, would that essentially allow me to adjust the bitterness post fermentation? Like I said, I'm not as concerned about this particular brew, but there have been plenty of times where I wish some of my IPA's had a little extra kick.
Can anyone think of a reason this wouldn't work?
Thanks,
Mike
If I were to boil some C02 Hop Extract in a known volume of water for 60 minutes to isomerize the AA, would that essentially allow me to adjust the bitterness post fermentation? Like I said, I'm not as concerned about this particular brew, but there have been plenty of times where I wish some of my IPA's had a little extra kick.
Can anyone think of a reason this wouldn't work?
Thanks,
Mike