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So should I bring the boil down a little bit next time then if it's not a full gallon fill it up to a full gallon in the fermenter at room temp?

Damn I almost did that too but I was afraid of messing it up because the instructions didn't mention that. Thank you for the help

I checked with a hydrometer. It was a one gallon and I started my boil with 1.5 gallons. Am I supposed to add more water after the boil to get to 1 gallon?

Also, I tasted it before the priming sugar but I'm hoping the off flavor will mellow out

Yeah I definitely ended up with less wort. Thanks next time I'll try to not let it get that low.

The instructions said to use one ounce

My OG was 1.060 and FG was 1.010

I don't know what they were supposed to be but I'm assuming FG. I just think it's high because the style of beer isn't usually that high so I'm not even sure what the recipe was supposed to be.

So I did my first brew a week ago. It was a Kölsch. First thing is it came out at 6.5% and I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be around 5%. Also it came out smelling kind of sweet like wine and tasted a little like grapes or a little sweet. What did I do wrong and can I fix anything? I decided...