Forgot Two lbs of DME

Good evening everyone! I brewed a Two Hearted clone tonight and realized at the end that I had forgotten to add two pounds of the DME (recipe calls for four pounds). I've already put the wort into the fermenter and topped off to five gallons but I haven't added yeast yet. Can I boil maybe two gallons of the beer and add the missing two pounds of DME? The reason I only want to boil two gallons instead of all five is so I don't ruin the hops flavor.

Thanks!

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Jerry

I would just pitch the yeast the way it is. According to my beersmith it will only change the ABV by .65% for a 5gal batch. It won't be the beer you intended to brew but is should be just fine either way. It will affect the color by and bitterness as well.

Yes you can but you don't need to boil two gallons. I would do it with a half gallon.

Doing this is not a problem at all. Especially since you haven't pitched yet. But even if you had you could do it witha half gallon of tap water and add that.

But you definitely want to get that DME in there. Without it the balance will be way off and you will have a much more bitter beer.

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