Fix my watery stout?

[terrencepickles]

So after brewing my first all-grain batch (morebeer's B3 silk stout) using the tea bag method, I find that my post-boil OG is horribly off. I read 1.041 and it should of been high 1.05x to low 1.06x range. That was a week ago.

Last night I racked it to a secondary and tasted it. It's nice and dark, but flavor isn't there. tastes like a watered down Guinness. Is there anything I can do to salvage this beer? Can I perhaps throw something in the fermenter to add back flavor? Perhaps boil off water?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Yooper]

So after brewing my first all-grain batch (morebeer's B3 silk stout) using the tea bag method, I find that my post-boil OG is horribly off. I read 1.041 and it should of been high 1.05x to low 1.06x range. That was a week ago.

Last night I racked it to a secondary and tasted it. It's nice and dark, but flavor isn't there. tastes like a watered down Guinness. Is there anything I can do to salvage this beer? Can I perhaps throw something in the fermenter to add back flavor? Perhaps boil off water?

Any help would be appreciated.

There are a couple of things you can do. One is just to wait- carbonation can make a HUGE different in the mouthfeel and might just give you enough "fullness" so you don't have to do anything. If you really want to add something, you could try maltodextrine. I'm not sure how much exactly- someone else will have to chime in on that, but I think 4 ounces should do it. You can dissolve it in a little water, and stir it into your priming solution when you bottle the beer. It's a "thickening" agent.

 

[KCBrewer]

Yooper is right on about carbonation (of course, when is she every wrong). I've done a few of NB's dry irish stout, which is similar to Guiness IMO. It always tastes a bit watery when taking uncarbed samples from the fermenter, but once it's properly carbed, it is a much better flavor with no "watery" feel/taste.

 

[Yooper]

Yooper is right on about carbonation (of course, when is she every wrong).

LOL! KCBrewer, I have to get you to talk to Bob. According to him, I'm ALWAYS wrong.

But anyway, I've been wrong plenty, don't you worry! But probably not in this case.......

 

[terrencepickles]

Will try those.

Thanks.

 

[wedge421]

Carbonation will do wonders for the beer.