harrymanback92
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So after I added my sparge water to the mashtun (after collecting my first runnings) I realized I broke my thermometer in the sparge kettle, contaminating the water. My thermometer is alcohol based, and that part didn't break so no worries there, but the metal was lead (it did not stick to any magnets) so in good judgmenet I dumped my sparge runnings. Thankfully I had a couple pounds of Malt Extract on hand so I topped off the kettle with water, and added DME to get closer to my intended gravity. However, diluting my first runnings with just water changed my color quite a bit. It's still dark, but it went from motor oil black to a dark brown.
How can I change the SRM of my beer post-boil? I was thinking of doing a 2qt minimash with some 2-row and a couple pounds of CarafaIII(the dark malt I'm using in this beer), boiling it, and pitching during fermentation. Any problems doing this?
How can I change the SRM of my beer post-boil? I was thinking of doing a 2qt minimash with some 2-row and a couple pounds of CarafaIII(the dark malt I'm using in this beer), boiling it, and pitching during fermentation. Any problems doing this?