Watery beer...adding juice?

[prothumia]

A sad but true story....my first all grain brew turned out watery and bland. I have it in a corny keg and a kegerator. How can I make this labored effort palatable?
I'd love to make a lambic-esque brew out of it with a nice blackberry or cherry juice.
My last ditch effort would be to pour in some bottles of dark beer just to give it some flavor.
Any advice? I'm horribly embarrassed to ask about this.

 

[BigFloyd]

You may want to share a little more information about the recipe, mash procedures, gravity readings, pitch/ferment temps, etc. if you want us to help you avoid a similar issue in the future.

 

[jro238]

Haven't ever tried it, but I have read that adding maltodextrine to your keg may help to add some body after the fact.

and +1 on the recipe/procedure

 

[midfielder5]

Without more info: It may just be green. I would put it aside, at room temp, for a few weeks and check back.

 

[EineProsit]

Just label it CL.
COORS LIGHT

 

[Culbetron]

Adding things to bad beer does not make good beer. It makes bad fruit beer. Chalk this one up to learning, try to figure out what went wrong, and have another go at it. I think it's best to use a simple, tried and true recipe s you know the issue isn't there. Then do a basic infusion mash and sparge being careful to hit your temperatures.

 

[midfielder5]

Adding things to bad beer does not make good beer. It makes bad fruit beer.

Agree with this. It like throwing good money after bad.
I have tried adding fruit and sour bugs to crummy beer- and all it ever did was waste my time and money by becoming passably tolerable only after drinking a few other beers earlier. You can try the maltodextrine idea floated earlier.

The beer could still improve over time especially if it hasn't been kegged for 4 weeks or more. Like I said earlier, it could just need to condition.

 

[prothumia]

it's a brown ale that is barely brown. After the boil, I noticed that the volume was low and....added water. No, I did not adjust to gravity like I should have. I definitely learned what not to do for the next time. I've got a 1.03 right now. It tastes like dirty dish water.

 

[BigFloyd]

it's a brown ale that is barely brown. After the boil, I noticed that the volume was low and....added water. No, I did not adjust to gravity like I should have. I definitely learned what not to do for the next time. I've got a 1.03 right now. It tastes like dirty dish water.

Do a Google search for "cooking with beer".