over diluted wort

Nov 13, 2003 1 Replies

How can I safely 'beef up' a partially fermented, over diluted brew?



I made a kit brew up to the max dilution (actually a tad over) and on day 5 I tasted it for the first time when I tested the SG (1020) and it tastes a little watery for my tastes. It is still bubbling.



The brew is a "bavarian wheat" and it has quite a substantial wad of yeast on top. I am new at this game and I figured just tossing something in and stirring it up may not be ideal.



Why the hell did I over dilute the brew? Well apart from enjoying the fruits of a previous brew in some quantity (lifting all that stuff around is hot work), I got a massive foam head on the wort when I aerated it with the high pressure jet (picture one of those high school volcano experiments) and it was difficult to tell exactly what the water level was.


Not too much can be done at this point. Maybe brew another strong batch and blend them.

-------->Denny

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