BUI mistakes

[ThatVideoKid]

Last night I was brewing under the influence, doing an partial boil extract batch. It was an American Amber. So here's the mistake...I don't think I topped it up enough! It looks a little low, around 4.5gal instead of 5.

What can I expect from this? A little higher gravity brew and some stronger flavor I would guess.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Not going to top it up as fermentation is now well under way.

 

[Gameface]

The difference will be fairly minimal. Yeah a bit higher gravity on both ends and a little higher abv. Flavor will be close. It'll still be an American Amber.

 

[ThatVideoKid]

Thanks, luckily that was the only mistake I made! Other than dropping in US-04 instead of 05...thought basement was cooler than it is. Last beer, a month ago, fermented around 62, this one is going around 68 so it might not be as clean as I would have hoped.

 

[hou_me]

Dude, I've made WAY bigger mistakes than that! Don't sweat it.

-ben

 

[pshankstar]

Dude, I've made WAY bigger mistakes than that! Don't sweat it.

-ben

Tell Ben, tell!! LOL Newbies like me would like to know. This way we can have an idea of the different types of mistakes one can make while brewing... ;-)

Plus, isn't an unspoken rule to be drinking a beer (preferably a homebrew) while brewing?!?!?! Haha

 

[Gameface]

Tell Ben, tell!! LOL Newbies like me would like to know. This way we can have an idea of the different types of mistakes one can make while brewing... ;-)

Plus, isn't an unspoken rule to be drinking a beer (preferably a homebrew) while brewing?!?!?! Haha

It's a spoken rule for me to NOT drink a beer until I'm cleaning up. I've had my share of BUIs, I'm done with that.

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Due to the effects of alcohol, I partially froze my yeast starter on Saturday. It's going well now though.

You should still be able to top up your beer if you want to - many breweries top up after fermentation (use cool boiled water).