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Hello I'm brewing John Palmer's Cincinatti Pale Ale recipe from his book.

I guess I got confused due to the author listing ingredients by their weight, while my LHB sells by volume.

Anyway, after going through the boil and pitching the yeast, I dropped the hydrometer into the sample tube and took the reading.

It turned out to 1.035 instead of the required 1.045.

Is there anything I can do? Should I just leave it or should I heat up some more malt extract and stir it into the fermenter?

Any advice appreciated.

(please excuse typos -- I wrote this on a phone)
 
I would add some DME dissolved into boiling water. Unless you brewed a few weeks ago.

B
 
Good luck!

This is a really good recipe. I brewed this as my first brew, and everyone loved it. I just brewed it again a few weeks ago.
 
@atchinator, i suppose i could have worded my OP better. i took the sample before pitching, but didn't get around to reading it until after. doh!
 
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