screwed up adding hops

[bcryan]

i read the instructions wrong and added my first hop addition 30 minutes late. hops were supposed to go in at 60 min but added at 32min. any ideas how this will effect the final product. thanks.

 

[Scruffy1207]

You'll definitely have less hop utilization, less bitterness, more hop flavor.

 

[Gridlocked]

There is no wrong way to use hops. The reason why you generally have a 60 minute addition is that you get more bitterness. Later additions add to flavor and aroma but your beer will be delicious. Don't sweat it.

 

[charlesmartin]

don't worry about it. you might like it less bitter. if not, there is always a next time.

 

[johnnybrew]

+1 Don't worry. Especially since there's nothing you can do now. As another member said, you might like it less bitter. Chalk it up to experience and don't fret. Cheers.

 

[bcryan]

thanks guys. i feel better about it.

 

[jdubb75]

Just make sure you keep notes on what you did. That way if you make it again and follow the recipe to the "T" and don't like it as well as your "screwed up" version, you will know what you need to do to make it the way you like it again.

 

[johnnybrew]

Just make sure you keep notes on what you did.

This is excellent advice, jdubb!

No matter what you use for taking notes (paper, Word, OneNote, BeerSmith, crayons, etc.) it is IMPERATIVE you capture the salient points of the brew day. Write down the good, bad and the ugly because you won't remember the fine details later on. And, like jdubb said, what you might assume is a mistake or blunder can turn out to be gold.

The best $20 I ever spent on anything related to beer was BeerSmith. I use it to manage my recipes and it's fantastic. I use MSFT OneNote for my notes (BeerSmith has a small section and it just isn't enough space, IMHO).

Brew on!

 

[jdubb75]

This is excellent advice, jdubb!

No matter what you use for taking notes (paper, Word, OneNote, BeerSmith, crayons, etc.) it is IMPERATIVE you capture the salient points of the brew day. Write down the good, bad and the ugly because you won't remember the fine details later on. And, like jdubb said, what you might assume is a mistake or blunder can turn out to be gold.

The best $20 I ever spent on anything related to beer was BeerSmith. I use it to manage my recipes and it's fantastic. I use MSFT OneNote for my notes (BeerSmith has a small section and it just isn't enough space, IMHO).

Brew on!

Why thank you.

I really need to invest in BeerSmith, myself. I have heard good things about it. So far, I have just been writing notes on the actual piece of paper for my recipe. I'm very new at home brewing, but I've spent enough time grilling, bbq'ing, smoking foods and cooking to know that taking notes on a "screwed up" recipe is sometimes the only way to replicate something you really like.

 

[unionrdr]

There right on both counts. Since you did only 30mins on your hop additions,you'll likely wind up with something like English ales. They're a bit more malt forward,but not overly sweet. Floraly,earthy,spicy,biscuity is the go in this instance. But it seems you'll have something close to this.
And keeping accurate notes on everything you did will make it easier to duplicate later,should you choose to do so.

 

[johnnybrew]

I really need to invest in BeerSmithe.

Do it. You won't regret it.

 

[mugzz819]

Beersmith is definitely worth the money...as far as this batch goes, don't sweat it. I made a batch one time while having too many people over and a few too many beers during brewing...after turning off the boil and carrying 5 gallons of wort inside to cool it in the sink I realized I had totally forgotten all my hops additions. I lugged it back outside, put all the hops in from both the 60 and 30 minute additions that I forgot, and boiled for a half hour...turned out to be an excellent beer that everybody enjoyed. It may not have been what it was supposed to be but it was a great result nonetheless RDWHAHB