Forgot to Add Flavoring Hops

[chas50]

I brewed a Blonde Ale today and forgot to add flavoring hops (10 min before end of boil). I only added bittering hops (60 min before end of 90 min boil). I already pitched the yeast. Can I add the hops now or am I screwed?

 

[jakenbacon]

Dry hop them puppies then bro, it won't give you the bitterness but will add a lot of nice aroma....Besides, you probably weren't gonna pull to much of the bitterness with that late of an addition anyway..... Calm down and grab a brew before I call the police....

 

[chas50]

Just tossed them in. Thanks man!

 

[seigex]

Not sure how well this would work, but I would think if you want to add a bit more bitterness and if you were concerned about your recipe, you could always boil the hops in a little water for 10 min w/ the hops then add that water to the carboy after it's cooled down to 70.

 

[opiate82]

Generally you'd want to wait until after fermentation was over to toss in those hops for a dry hop.

 

[jakenbacon]

Generally you'd want to wait until after fermentation was over to toss in those hops for a dry hop.

Whoops I took that for granted when I meant dry hop, you will still be fine though even though fermentation is probably not complete. I can't say I haven't done it before.....

 

[kh54s10]

You are probably OK, Although, a traditional dry hop is done after fermentation is complete. I just did a brew that I dry hopped last time, this time I did a 45 minute hop addition after flameout and before cooling, for aroma. We'll see in about 3 weeks how it turned out.


adding: I think that the timing of hop additions for flavoring/aroma is not as critical as the timing for bittering. It will make a difference on how much aroma or flavor you get, but will be less precise, timewise, than a bittering addition.