Forgot to add water to fermenter

Hi all

I planned to brew a 2.5 gallon weissbier batch last night with my recipe calling for a boil volume of 1 gallon and an addition of 1.5 gallons of cold water to the wort in the fermenter for completion. However, I only added 1 gallon of cold water to the fermenter at the end. As a result, my OG is pretty high - 1.080, and according to my calculator the OG would have been fine (1.056) if I hadn't forgotten the extra 0.5 gallons.

It has been 12 hours since I pitched the yeast. Is it too late for me to add the forgotten 0.5 gallons of water or can I quickly open the airlock and add the water?

Thanks

Floody

After 12 hours fermentation has probably just barely started, if at all yet. So as long as the water is sterile I would say go ahead and add it.

GRHunter said:

After 12 hours fermentation has probably just barely started, if at all yet. So as long as the water is sterile I would say go ahead and add it.

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+1. Boil, Chill,and add to fermenter

Thanks for the quick reply. Will do as you suggest.