ahoffman565
Well-Known Member
Greetings all!
I brewed my frst 5-gallon batch last weekend after taking a few years off from the hobby. Before my "break" I used a Mr. Beer kit. This time around, I had upgraded all my equipment - to a 5 gallon setup. Today, after racking to my secondary fermentor, I noticed that I had considerably less than 5 gallons. I knew that a little loss was going to happen, but I wasn't expecting this much. I've heard of people "topping up" to 5 gallons before using boiled, chilled water. Does anyone recommend doing this? If so, when should this occur? Also, won't this also dilute your beer?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
I brewed my frst 5-gallon batch last weekend after taking a few years off from the hobby. Before my "break" I used a Mr. Beer kit. This time around, I had upgraded all my equipment - to a 5 gallon setup. Today, after racking to my secondary fermentor, I noticed that I had considerably less than 5 gallons. I knew that a little loss was going to happen, but I wasn't expecting this much. I've heard of people "topping up" to 5 gallons before using boiled, chilled water. Does anyone recommend doing this? If so, when should this occur? Also, won't this also dilute your beer?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew