Had my first brew day yesterday

[boralyl]

I spent yesterday late morning - early afternoon outside brewing on my SP10. I was able to easily boil 5 gallons and followed every step. The brew I tried was an extract kit with specialty grains from midwest supplies, specifically their Ferocious IPA clone kit.

I think I only had one problem, so I'll throw it out there to see what everyone thinks. I used a wort chiller(sanatized in the wort for a minute during boil) and it worked great. The wort was chilled down to 75 in about 15-20 minutes. I had the lid partially covering the top to try to prevent exposure to the air. When it reached the desired temp I removed the lid and noticed I had about a gallon more of wort then when I started. It appears I didn't have one of the hose clamps on tight enough so some water from the wort chiller leaked out. I just filled the primary bucket up to 5 gallons and discarded the extra gallon.

Will this effect my beer at all?

 

[bce22]

Well, by adding water you are lowering the OG of your beer. It will be lower in alcohol, however its still beer.

Personally I wouldn't have tossed out wort. It's fermentable, through it in your bucket. What you would have ended up with is more lower alcohol beers.

But don't worry at all, it's a learning experience and guess what...you've made beer.

CHEERS

 

[IrregularPulse]

you should be fine. But if it happens again, just throw it all in if you have enough room. You just wasted a Gallon (~9-10) beers.

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

You may or may not end up with a rubbery garden hose taste, I have never experienced it, but have heard of it happening.