Two days ago, I began brewing my first batch ever (Great Lakes Pale Ale). Somehow, I forgot to add an entire gallon of water after the boil. So, the batch is now 4 gallons instead of 5. The airlock was not bubbling. Upon further investigation, I found that there was a slight crack in the airlock. When I opened (yes I opened the bucket), I found a nice krausen on top of the wort. So I'm pretty sure it's fermenting in there.
The question is this: should I worry about perhaps adding another gallon somewhere along the way? I'm a fan of strong beer, so I can live with that. I'm just afraid that the yeast won't ferment properly in such a high gravity environment. I'm currently fermenting in a bucket. I do have a plastic carboy that came with the kit as a secondary. If I do add the water, I'd probably do it if/when I decide to transfer the wort into the secondary a week into fermentation. Thoughts?
The question is this: should I worry about perhaps adding another gallon somewhere along the way? I'm a fan of strong beer, so I can live with that. I'm just afraid that the yeast won't ferment properly in such a high gravity environment. I'm currently fermenting in a bucket. I do have a plastic carboy that came with the kit as a secondary. If I do add the water, I'd probably do it if/when I decide to transfer the wort into the secondary a week into fermentation. Thoughts?