Megiddo said:After racking to the secondary I see that I have plenty of room in my 5-gallon carboy. What would happen if I were to add 1 or 2 quarts of water?
Am I being too greedy?
Denny's Brew said:It will lower the achohol and make the beer a bit lighter. Though 2qts won't effect it all that much. Probably lower a/v half a percent.
Megiddo said:Yeah, probably best to leave it alone.
I'll be marking my 6.5 carboy (BEFORE) I brew. Another lesson learned.
Thanks Guys!
Walker said:FYI....
I start with 6 gallons of water on brewday.
Megiddo said:I'm such a weenie, I didn't take an original hydrometer reading. I didnt have ready turkey baster or testing container (which was my bigger problem).
When I started I thought I could float the hydrometer in my carboy. Nope, no way to get it back out. So I have to go buy one of those skinny testing tubes.
AllHoppedUp said:...racked to secondary you would be dilluting the beer but not beyond what the final product was intended to be. Know what I mean?
unless the recipe alraedy took into account the water/wort/beer you would be losing during the boil, the transfers, and bottling. but prolly not, i'm just being difficultMegiddo said:This was what I was thinking. If everything I've done was designed for 5 gallons then I wouldn't really be dilluting passed what was intended.
dave-m said:Boil the water (to rid it of oxygen) and siphon it quietly (keep the end of the hose under the surface of the beer). You want to avoid introducing O2 into the beer after it's fermented. You can get some pretty funky off-flavors from O2.
Enter your email address to join: