My wife's parents bought me a beer making kit for Christmas, including a True Brew American Wheat extract kit. I brewed the batch two weeks ago and bottled it yesterday. I used bottled water because the water from the tap here is extremely hard. I boiled the kit ingredients in 1.5 gallons of water as instructed and then added 3.5 gallons of water to make ... a bit over five gallons. I forgot to account for the extract.
The batch smelled good so I tried a sip of it while I was bottling. It was completely flat, which I was expecting, but it seemed pretty watery. Will the flavor of the beer perk up during its time in the bottle or is it doomed because I put too much water in the wort? It ins't a huge overfill, maybe a quart of extra volume over five gallons of wort.
Also, my friend made his first batch a few weeks before I got my kit. He made an Oatmeal Cream Stout, and while it was tasty, it was over-carbonated. I have heard this could be from premature bottling. He already drank it all, but if it happens to me is there a remedy?
The batch smelled good so I tried a sip of it while I was bottling. It was completely flat, which I was expecting, but it seemed pretty watery. Will the flavor of the beer perk up during its time in the bottle or is it doomed because I put too much water in the wort? It ins't a huge overfill, maybe a quart of extra volume over five gallons of wort.
Also, my friend made his first batch a few weeks before I got my kit. He made an Oatmeal Cream Stout, and while it was tasty, it was over-carbonated. I have heard this could be from premature bottling. He already drank it all, but if it happens to me is there a remedy?