Hello. It was several months now that my beer has been in the primary. I more or less forgot about it a few weeks after I brewed and kept meaning to get back to it - etc. etc. Well I finally cracked it open to give it a taste before bottling and the results = very thin.
I brewed an American Pale Ale. When I was creating the wort, it took a long time to get my pot to a boil (think i got too large of a pot and not a big enough burner. I eventually turned on a second burner and it came up no prob). I think a lot of the wort evaporated off, yet I put in the same amount of water to bring it to 5 gallons. I'm guessing 0.5 gallons evaporated off. So 3 gallons of water and 2 gallons of wort. The OG was low. I wrote down that I had 1.02. Anticipated OG was 1.051 - 1.055. Since I forgot it and came back I took an FG reading - 1.012 which is what was anticipated. Problem is - very weak and very thin beer. I want to save the batch but don't know what to do.... More malt and yeast for a week or so???
Suggestions are most welcome! Thanks!!!!
I brewed an American Pale Ale. When I was creating the wort, it took a long time to get my pot to a boil (think i got too large of a pot and not a big enough burner. I eventually turned on a second burner and it came up no prob). I think a lot of the wort evaporated off, yet I put in the same amount of water to bring it to 5 gallons. I'm guessing 0.5 gallons evaporated off. So 3 gallons of water and 2 gallons of wort. The OG was low. I wrote down that I had 1.02. Anticipated OG was 1.051 - 1.055. Since I forgot it and came back I took an FG reading - 1.012 which is what was anticipated. Problem is - very weak and very thin beer. I want to save the batch but don't know what to do.... More malt and yeast for a week or so???
Suggestions are most welcome! Thanks!!!!