I just brewed my 4th batch today—supposed to be an all-grain Bavarian Hefe. My first all-grain batch and well... Here’s what happened:
-I ordered milled grain from Amazon but it looked ok as far as I could tell. Wheat and pilsner.
-I adjusted the recipe down to 4 gallons because I only have a 4 gallon pot. However, I did not adjust for BIAB. <—Mistake 1?
-I used 3 gallons of water at 152F for 1 hour then rose to 170F for 10. All in the 4 gal pot (I know it’s too small but I thought it would work.
-I attempted a sparge with a colander holding my bag and some 170F water to fill as high as possible. Ended up with over 3 gal in the pot.
-boiled 1 hour (hops at 60), cooled. (Looked and smelled good)
-I aerated the wort by pouring back and forth like I have done before
-I added water (probably 1 gal) to make 4 gallons without first checking the OG <—mistake 2 and 3.
-finally checked OG and it was 1.030 (target was 1.050)
-panic, shock, disgust
-I added my yeast starter (made yesterday) and put at 68F.
Now what?
Option 1: I didn’t have the time and energy to fix it today but I could tomorrow. My idea is using 0.56 lbs LME ( I have Munich on hand) to make up the 20 points (wow). Boil in water, cool, combine with fermenting batch and hope for the best.
Option 2: Let it go and hope I get 3% ABV for a light session beer.
Advice would be appreciated.
*I checked and it’s bubbling already 3 hours in.
-I ordered milled grain from Amazon but it looked ok as far as I could tell. Wheat and pilsner.
-I adjusted the recipe down to 4 gallons because I only have a 4 gallon pot. However, I did not adjust for BIAB. <—Mistake 1?
-I used 3 gallons of water at 152F for 1 hour then rose to 170F for 10. All in the 4 gal pot (I know it’s too small but I thought it would work.
-I attempted a sparge with a colander holding my bag and some 170F water to fill as high as possible. Ended up with over 3 gal in the pot.
-boiled 1 hour (hops at 60), cooled. (Looked and smelled good)
-I aerated the wort by pouring back and forth like I have done before
-I added water (probably 1 gal) to make 4 gallons without first checking the OG <—mistake 2 and 3.
-finally checked OG and it was 1.030 (target was 1.050)
-panic, shock, disgust
-I added my yeast starter (made yesterday) and put at 68F.
Now what?
Option 1: I didn’t have the time and energy to fix it today but I could tomorrow. My idea is using 0.56 lbs LME ( I have Munich on hand) to make up the 20 points (wow). Boil in water, cool, combine with fermenting batch and hope for the best.
Option 2: Let it go and hope I get 3% ABV for a light session beer.
Advice would be appreciated.
*I checked and it’s bubbling already 3 hours in.