Oops! Forgot some malt

We made a brown ale (with some spice) based on a recipe with 6.6 LB cooper malt extract, 14 oz malts, and forgot to put in a pound of dry malt extract.
We realized this on day 3. We have a good krausen, and the airlock is nicely bubbling.
Does that pound of dry malt hold the future of the beer? Can I still add it?
Thank you so much.

Not adding the DME means that your beer had a lower gravity than intended.

With just the 6.6# LME, the OG would have been around 1.055.
With the extra 1# if DME, the OG would have been around 1.064.

So, your beer is lighter version of the original recipe. 1.055 is still a pretty good strength beer (most of the beers I make are in the 1.050 to 1.055 range), so it's not like you made some watery pee-pee or anything. It's just not going to tank you as fast.

You *could* still add it (boil it up in some water first), but it will definitely kick up a harder ferment if you do.

I personally wouldn't bother adding it and would just let it ride. But, if you DO add it, I'd have a blow-off tube rigged up just in case.

Welcome to HBT!

Walker is correct on both points.

Thanks so much to both of you!

Walker's right...that's because those brewers in Cary, NC know how to get it done

aggiejay06 said:

Walker's right...that's because those brewers in Cary, NC know how to get it done

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Damn straight, Mr. Awesome Neighbor.

Walker said:

Damn straight, Mr. Awesome Neighbor.

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Be funny if we really were neighbors...I'm West Cary in Amberly...

I represent the tough streets of the south side. ten-ten road.