M matty13 Member Joined Nov 4, 2010 Messages 17 Reaction score 0 Location Denver Nov 28, 2010 #1 Just did a partial mash Amercian IPA yesterday and the volume of liquid is about 4.75 gallons. Fermentation has started. Can you add additional cold water to increase the volume to 5 Gal? Just curious. Thanks.
Just did a partial mash Amercian IPA yesterday and the volume of liquid is about 4.75 gallons. Fermentation has started. Can you add additional cold water to increase the volume to 5 Gal? Just curious. Thanks.
O OHIOSTEVE Well-Known Member Joined Sep 13, 2009 Messages 3,546 Reaction score 80 Location SIDNEY Nov 28, 2010 #2 WHAT WAS YOUR GRAVITY? if it is close to the kit specs I'd leave it alone....probably would leave it alone anyway.
WHAT WAS YOUR GRAVITY? if it is close to the kit specs I'd leave it alone....probably would leave it alone anyway.
OP OP M matty13 Member Joined Nov 4, 2010 Messages 17 Reaction score 0 Location Denver Nov 28, 2010 #3 gravity was 1.061 which was .002 off my target. Prob should leave it alone.
O OHIOSTEVE Well-Known Member Joined Sep 13, 2009 Messages 3,546 Reaction score 80 Location SIDNEY Nov 28, 2010 #4 matty13 said: gravity was 1.061 which was .002 off my target. Prob should leave it alone. Click to expand... yep...better to have 4.75 gallons of good beer than 5 gallons of watered down beer .
matty13 said: gravity was 1.061 which was .002 off my target. Prob should leave it alone. Click to expand... yep...better to have 4.75 gallons of good beer than 5 gallons of watered down beer .
D donjonson Well-Known Member Joined Nov 14, 2010 Messages 322 Reaction score 1 Location Tampa Nov 28, 2010 #5 OHIOSTEVE said: yep...better to have 4.75 gallons of good beer than 5 gallons of watered down beer . Click to expand... Yeah I think I may have made this mistake. this is good advice. We will see once my bottles are ready though
OHIOSTEVE said: yep...better to have 4.75 gallons of good beer than 5 gallons of watered down beer . Click to expand... Yeah I think I may have made this mistake. this is good advice. We will see once my bottles are ready though
