20% too much water

[Brewer_Steve]

I tried to brew my first AG batch last night with Edwort's Haus Pale Ale.
I ended up with almost 20% too much water after cooling.

The accident actually happened during cooling. I had the pot sitting on a bed of ice in the sink. The tap was running and filling the sink just beside my pot. The pot melted some ice and shifted under the tap. Several seconds of tap water got in before I noticed the problem. I would have boiled it back down, but SWMBO was mad at the smell and it was getting late and she was really nagging me to get to bed.

So, I have 20% too much water, and my OG is 1035 instead of 1051.
I pitched the yeast last night and it's bubbling away already.

Oh well, I guess it could be worse. I just hope it's not too watered down.

 

[Grinder12000]

Obviously we all have nothing to say. LOL

 

[Madman]

I'm not the most experienced, but I would boil it down to the correct gravity.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

On the bright side, you have 20% more beer. It might be a bit out of balance, but RDWHAHB at this point.

 

[EvilTOJ]

Bah, sure it'll be a bit thin, but it's still beer.

 

[ArcaneXor]

Just add some wort to bring it back into balance.

 

[rudy0498]

I'm not the most experienced, but I would boil it down to the correct gravity.

Boiling off 20% would take a while. I would think that it might hurt more than it helps. Wouldn't any flavor/aroma hops lose their desired effect and become bittering with the increased boiling time? You may end up with a very different beer than what you started with. You might add some highly concentrated wort to your fermenter if there is room, but it probably wouldn't get you close enough to your target OG to make a big difference.

 

[Brewer_Steve]

Hmmmm.... I'm thinking that this will turn out ok.
It's happily bubbling away. It looks and smells great !!

 

[hopsalot]

On the bright side, you have 20% more beer. It might be a bit out of balance, but RDWHAHB at this point.

the glass is half full, Cheers Yuri