I am brewing a Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome clone. I hadn't done a batch in 9 months and was a bit rusty (also only my 3rd all grain) My target OG was 1.073 and I hit 1.060.
This was due to the fact that I accidentally added too much water to the second sparge. I decided to just see how much boiled off and ended up with 6 gallons in the fermentor and a low gravity.
EDIT: I am using WLP002 English Ale
I really would like to up the gravity, since this is a keg I will be serving at my wedding and it is for my to be bride who LOVES Winter Welcome. Want to be nearest style as possible (and get my guests real drunk)
Sooooooo, I have read I could boil up some DME and add to fermentor after cooling back down. I have space in the fermentor. Fermentation is still kicking with 1 inch head and bubbling away. It didn't start pushing bubbles until tuesday afternoon.
Want to up the gravity vs. don't want to screw anything up.....comments please?
This was due to the fact that I accidentally added too much water to the second sparge. I decided to just see how much boiled off and ended up with 6 gallons in the fermentor and a low gravity.
EDIT: I am using WLP002 English Ale
I really would like to up the gravity, since this is a keg I will be serving at my wedding and it is for my to be bride who LOVES Winter Welcome. Want to be nearest style as possible (and get my guests real drunk)
Sooooooo, I have read I could boil up some DME and add to fermentor after cooling back down. I have space in the fermentor. Fermentation is still kicking with 1 inch head and bubbling away. It didn't start pushing bubbles until tuesday afternoon.
Want to up the gravity vs. don't want to screw anything up.....comments please?