I'm looking for a little advice from you guys. Yesterday I brewed a porter on my new brewing set up. It's a 3 keg all grain system but it was my first time using it so I don't have anything dialed in yet. I was so caught up in doing other things during the brew day that I didn't keep an eye on my mash temps. About 30 minutes in I checked and it was about 120 degrees. Ouch. I was right at 150 when I walked away and within 30 minutes I lost 30 degrees. I tried heating it up then I thought I was burning the grain, then it shot up to 180 degrees, so I got some ice.......and on and on the brew day went.
Anyway, my efficiency was only about 50 something percent and my OG came in around 1.042. Beersmith was looking for something in the 1.056 range (I can't remember the exact numbers right now). I was so frustrated that I just threw it in the carboy, added my yeast, and away we go. At about 3 AM I woke up kicking myself because I have a bag of light DME just sitting in my kitchen that I didn't even think about adding to get my OG up.
OK, so here is my question. What would you do if this was your beer? It's been fermenting for about 20 hours now and was pretty active this morning when I left for work. Would adding DME tonight be something to consider? Should I just let it be and see what I end up with? Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all!
Anyway, my efficiency was only about 50 something percent and my OG came in around 1.042. Beersmith was looking for something in the 1.056 range (I can't remember the exact numbers right now). I was so frustrated that I just threw it in the carboy, added my yeast, and away we go. At about 3 AM I woke up kicking myself because I have a bag of light DME just sitting in my kitchen that I didn't even think about adding to get my OG up.
OK, so here is my question. What would you do if this was your beer? It's been fermenting for about 20 hours now and was pretty active this morning when I left for work. Would adding DME tonight be something to consider? Should I just let it be and see what I end up with? Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all!