What about too much water?

[TrysKeturiolika]

Hello,

As a newbie I tried to make everything as good as possible - sterilized all equipment as crazy, followed instructions step by step ( temp. 18-19C max, truly clean water, and so on ).

So, everything is finished, CO2 tube poped in and.. DAMN, it says "top up with cold water to 17 liters" and _not_ "top up with cold water with 17".
So in short - I ended up with extra 6 liters of water

Kit I used - MUNTONS Scottish Heavy Ale. I don't want to dump my beloved beer, so please - tell me if there is any way to save it?

 

[jimwright]

I'm a newbie as well so don't take mine as the final word, but I believe it just means you'll end up with weaker beer. Probably not worth dumping, it might taste a bit watery and not be as high gravity as you want, but you can always argue that it's "healthier".

 

[deadcactus]

Just call it a light beer.

 

[specialkaye]

Call it a low-alcohol super ultra light beer, triple hopped and cold brewed, and those big BMC boys will bust down your doors trying to get your recipe.

 

[Nurmey]

Welcome to HBT!
Your wee heavy will be a little light. You could add some more fermentables, however, I would probably leave it alone and go with a lighter beer.

You might buy a couple ounces of malto dextrin and add it during bottling to give you a heavier mouth feel if you think it's going to be watery.