I'm currently brewing my first AG batch on my stove top. I did it BiaB style and my efficiency is around 60% (I mashed 10.5 lbs of grain with 4 gallons of water in a 5 gallon mash tun TIGHT FIT). I was originally planning on topping this batch off with a gallon of water to bring the total batch size to 5 gallons so I was shooting for a higher OG that would end up at 1.054 after adding top off water. I took a gravity reading after my mash and I'm at about 1.055 with 4.25 gallons in the kettle.
Which of the following should I do?
Roll with what I've got and just end up with a smaller batch size that has an OG of 1.055.
Add the extra water at the end to bring my volume up to 5 gallons and finish with a gravity closer to 1.045.
-OR-
Swallow my pride and throw in the 1lb bag of DME that I have and add the top off water ending with 5 gallons @ 1.055.
Its an American Pale so no matter the route I go I'm going to fall within the guidelines... What would you do? I've got 45 minutes left in my boil.
Which of the following should I do?
Roll with what I've got and just end up with a smaller batch size that has an OG of 1.055.
Add the extra water at the end to bring my volume up to 5 gallons and finish with a gravity closer to 1.045.
-OR-
Swallow my pride and throw in the 1lb bag of DME that I have and add the top off water ending with 5 gallons @ 1.055.
Its an American Pale so no matter the route I go I'm going to fall within the guidelines... What would you do? I've got 45 minutes left in my boil.