General thought for the future - build in a top off water contingency to your boil. O2 is not a concern at the end of boil. Since it is unusual that you would ever want to add more than a gallon, you could take a gravity sample, and make the call. Use an electric tea kettle and add the...
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OK so stick with the enhancer. Maltodextrin is not fermentable, so probably a reason for it. Also good idea to do first batch as close to what manufacturer intended - can't know where to go until you know what it tastes like. It may be perfect as-is, may stink.
Yeast first - it needs to be...
thanks - trying to find an online description of the ingredients. Nothing really popping up. What does it come with? By all accounts, it is indicating that an additional kilo of fermentable sugar is necessary. To that end, I would lean toward the lightest DME you can find. Half and half...
good morning. to be of any help, I would like to as a few questions. What is the name brand of the kit? What is the name of the batch (assuming Canadian Blonde)? Is there any type of date of manufacture on it? Let's start there.
I would go simple in general. Crowd pleaser that does not have too much going on,
Get a little Cara 40
Pale 85%, Munich 10%, cara 40 5%
Centennial straight through. 60, 20 2, dry hop. (Maybe some BRU-1 in dryhop)
US-05.
Keep it simple
true enough. Just used to hitting gravity - also realizing that in this case, topping off to bring the OG down, also brings the volume up, so more beer
Assuming a FG of 1.025
(OG-FG)*131.25
(1.160-1.025)*131.25 = 17.72% ABV
Assuming a FG of 1.035
(OG-FG)*131.25
(1.160-1.035)*131.25 = 16.40% ABV
So - 17% is about middle there -reasonable estimate
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You can add San Diego super yeast (WLP 090) but you will still have two more percentage points to get. Might I suggest adding top-off water and diluting a bit? 17% seems to be your current ABV and while a victory in some sense if you hit, completely unnecessary.