BrewskiBroski
Well-Known Member
I know this may seem like an odd question, but there is a reason behind it.
Can you add water into a couple of bottles of a beer during bottling to lower ABV for a select couple bottles? (Im sure that you can)
So, the real question is.... Is there a way to determine how much you have lowered the ABV in a beer, if I add water to a couple bottles?
Example... I am brewing a beer that was supposed to be less than 4.5% ABV for a brewing competition. Well, before the brew day... i made some adjustments to my cooler/mash tun to try to improve efficiency, and ended up getting 82% efficiency, when i was estimated for 75%.... which means my beer (which is already in the secondary) will be around 5.6% ABV. Now, the beer is awesome, and i dont want to dilute the entire batch, but is there a way to determine how much water to add to get that beer down to around 4.5% ABV?.... or... is there a good way to check ABV as i progressively add more water?
Any help would be appreciated.
Can you add water into a couple of bottles of a beer during bottling to lower ABV for a select couple bottles? (Im sure that you can)
So, the real question is.... Is there a way to determine how much you have lowered the ABV in a beer, if I add water to a couple bottles?
Example... I am brewing a beer that was supposed to be less than 4.5% ABV for a brewing competition. Well, before the brew day... i made some adjustments to my cooler/mash tun to try to improve efficiency, and ended up getting 82% efficiency, when i was estimated for 75%.... which means my beer (which is already in the secondary) will be around 5.6% ABV. Now, the beer is awesome, and i dont want to dilute the entire batch, but is there a way to determine how much water to add to get that beer down to around 4.5% ABV?.... or... is there a good way to check ABV as i progressively add more water?
Any help would be appreciated.