DukeWashterbuckle
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Hi. I recently started brewing an marzen from a kit from Northern Brewer. My OG read approximately 1.068 at the start, whereas the intended OG is supposed to be 1.058. I checked the fermenter and instead of having 5 gallons of beer in it, it has about 4.25. My SG reading right now is approximately 1.030, so it still has a ways to go. What I'm wondering is whether or not I should add more water to bring it up to the 5 gallon mark during fermentation or if I should wait until afterward. I'm mostly concerned about excessive ester production due to the gravity being so high. I'm also wondering if it would be better to add it during fermentation so the yeast eats up more of the oxygen that may be in the water. Has anyone tried this before? What were your results like?