My brother and I made (or attempted to make) a Fat Tire clone today. It was a Brewer's Best Red Ale kit. We noticed the dry malt powder in the kit, but when we went to boil, we completely forgot. Then, before we pitched the yeast, we realized that the package of malt was still sitting, nice and safe, in the box on the table. Our OG was way off as well (1.026 when it should have been in the 1.040ish range), so I know we are low on our sugars.
After a few choice words, we decided to check what the our options were. We capped off our primary and have our somewhat odd concoction in the basement. We didn't pitch our yeast, either.
What happens if we boil our malt extract into the wort now? We don't have a pot big enough for five gallons of liquid, plus room to stir, so we would have to boil in two different pots. Would mixing that together again cause a problem? Will it drastically alter the flavor of the beer? Or is there some other solution to this that we just don't know about?
In the meantime, I'll enjoy some of the last batch we made. It jsut keeps getting better and better.
After a few choice words, we decided to check what the our options were. We capped off our primary and have our somewhat odd concoction in the basement. We didn't pitch our yeast, either.
What happens if we boil our malt extract into the wort now? We don't have a pot big enough for five gallons of liquid, plus room to stir, so we would have to boil in two different pots. Would mixing that together again cause a problem? Will it drastically alter the flavor of the beer? Or is there some other solution to this that we just don't know about?
In the meantime, I'll enjoy some of the last batch we made. It jsut keeps getting better and better.