Publius
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Hey guys,
So I've been lurking here awhile, learning a ton. Just recently got registered and looking forward to posting more. So right now I'm about to bottle a belgian blonde I've had in my primary fermenter for 3 weeks. Problem is, I ended up way under my OG and FG because of a dumb mistake I made on brew day (immersion chiller was leaking...didn't realize until I came back to the kettle after running into my kitchen for a few min and saw that the chiller had dumped about 1.5 gal of tap water into my 5 gal of wort. So needless to say, I've been worried about whether the finished beer is going to be too watered down to be drinkable. My OG was 1.040 and FG is 1.004. Just tasted it for the first time tonight, and as feared, it doesnt taste like much. I get some really nice beligan yeast aroma, but body and flavor are pretty much non-existent. I was going to bottle tonight, but thought I'd put it off for a day and see if you guys have any suggestions. Anything I can do to enhance the flavor of this brew that would go well with the aroma profile I've already got?
Thanks in advance!
So I've been lurking here awhile, learning a ton. Just recently got registered and looking forward to posting more. So right now I'm about to bottle a belgian blonde I've had in my primary fermenter for 3 weeks. Problem is, I ended up way under my OG and FG because of a dumb mistake I made on brew day (immersion chiller was leaking...didn't realize until I came back to the kettle after running into my kitchen for a few min and saw that the chiller had dumped about 1.5 gal of tap water into my 5 gal of wort. So needless to say, I've been worried about whether the finished beer is going to be too watered down to be drinkable. My OG was 1.040 and FG is 1.004. Just tasted it for the first time tonight, and as feared, it doesnt taste like much. I get some really nice beligan yeast aroma, but body and flavor are pretty much non-existent. I was going to bottle tonight, but thought I'd put it off for a day and see if you guys have any suggestions. Anything I can do to enhance the flavor of this brew that would go well with the aroma profile I've already got?
Thanks in advance!