I have a problems with my Munich-style Bock I brewed today. The whole session went smoothly (seemingly). I even did my first decoction mash without any serious problems. Mashed in at 129, pulled about 1.5gal and heated to 150, let it set at 150 for 15 minutes and then brought to a boil. I put it in my tun and the temp was low so I pulled a gallon and reheated to 175 and returned it to the tun. The temp was 149 so I let it sit for 45 minutes and sparged. I got about 2.5 gal, so I heated more water to 173 and right in the tun. I got about 6.25 gals of wort. I checked my OG and it is 1.033. It should be 1.067. I did some backtracking and my thermometer is erratic and up to 20 degrees off (brand new digital thermometer that seemed okay when I checked this morning). I have not pitched the yeast yet. The carboy is in my fridge cooling to 50 before I pitch. Can I boil some DME and add to it to bring up the gravity? Should I just split the carboy into two and make some wort from 2-row to add to both? That would dilute the Munich base, but how would that affect the bock? Or do I just pitch and write this off as lesson learned about a backup thermometer. The recipe is below.
11# Munich Malt
1# Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
.5# Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
.25# American Chocolate
1 oz Tradition 60m
0.5 oz Hallertauer 30m
1.0 oz Saaz 15m
Safale S-23 yeast
Thanks
11# Munich Malt
1# Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
.5# Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
.25# American Chocolate
1 oz Tradition 60m
0.5 oz Hallertauer 30m
1.0 oz Saaz 15m
Safale S-23 yeast
Thanks