060 Hefeweizen. Dilute?

[WharfRat]

First hefe and second decoction. Was targeting 050 and ended up with 060, and hopped for the former. I think part of the prob was more boil off than I figured. Now in the fermenter with wlp300. Should I leave it or dilute or perform an elaborate ritual suicide in my front yard?

 

[dabeez]

I would dilute now. A strong hefeweisen is really no fun.

Great job with the efficiency by the way. The grain in Hefe have a tendency to get sticky and not drain so well.

 

[runningweird]

the better question is: what was your finished volume? if you wanted 5 gallons and 4.75 then yes, go ahead and dilute with .25 gallons of water.

i would probably just dilute it anyway, 1.05 is pretty high for a hefe.

 

[WharfRat]

Bingo running. Will dilute. Thanks all for the advice.