Increasing Bitterness Post Ferment

[michael_or]

I have a small problem! Iv tried searching but can't really find the answer im after.

I normally Keg my beer, but for the first time in ages im going to be bottling a batch to give to my mates.
Fermentation finished without a hitch, and im now cold conditioning. My hydro samples taste fantastic, Great flavour and heaps of aroma
(tones of b-saaz and cascade flowers, yum). The problem is i may have under shot my bittering target.

I understand that the perceived bitterness of this 'freshly fermented' beer will be somewhat less without the presence of CO2,etc.
But im wondering if it would be worth boiling a small amount of high alpha hops with my bulk priming sugars? Purely for bitterness as aroma is fine (ie, longer boil rather than steep/FPress).

Has anyone tried this? Do you think it will work?
or should i grab some iso hop? (cringe...)

Thanks.

Michael

 

[Scruffy]

Drink it,
enjoy it for what it is,
make another...
make chalk mark on wall...

 

[Scruffy]

Having been a smart arse - I could suggest hop extract... you must be extremely careful though!!! Your head and bitterness should be OK, you may skew your flavours and flavour stability...

-snip- I've done the boil thing with a high alpha, but it didn't work for me - i think I overdid it...

 

[frogman]

Contact Ross at Craftbrewer and ask him about his hop extracts.

 

[michael_or]

Awesome,
Thanks for the fast response guys.

Think il bottle this batch then buy some more chalk!

Cheers,
Michael

 

[Maxt]

Easy to drink on under bittered beer. Not so easy to drink an over done one.
Just make it fizzier.