Screwed up ordering malt

[DaveDiedDancing]

I'm brewing a Dopplebock next weekend. I am used to ordering malt by the pound but found a website where you can enter your actual recipe in and they combine the grain for you. I was in a rush, didn't realize this and ordered too much malt. My basic original recipe for 6.75 gallons was:

14.75 lb Munich light
4.2 lb Pilsner
2.1 lb caramunich

Ibu: 24
OG: 1.086

I actually ordered (all combined):

15 lbs. Munich
5 lbs Pilsner
3 lbs Caramunich

My plan is to just up the post boil volume to 7.5 gallons while making sure the IBUs are the same. I would ferment the extra wort separately and perhaps make an eisbock.

Does this sound reasonable or is my recipe FUBAR? I know it won't be the same beer bit my hope is it will still be good.

Thank you all in advance

 

[BobBailey]

What's wrong with a little higher ABV? Just use it all with your original volume.

 

[Jaybird]

Yeah I totally agree! The only real thing you are adding extra to even talk about really is the Caramunich. I wouldn't worry about it. Mash a tad lower temp than you normally do and call it a day. Atleast that is what I would do.

Cheers
Jay

 

[DaveDiedDancing]

Yeah I totally agree! The only real thing you are adding extra to even talk about really is the Caramunich. I wouldn't worry about it. Mash a tad lower temp than you normally do and call it a day. Atleast that is what I would do.

Cheers
Jay

Thanks guys. That's what I will do then. The OG will be about 1.093 or so (I don't have my notes in front of me). I'll just adjust my IBUs accordingly.

 

[BobBailey]

Be sure to adjust your yeast pitch as well.

 

[DaveDiedDancing]

Be sure to adjust your yeast pitch as well.

Absolutely. I ran the numbers and it's going to be enormous. Thank you again.

 

[CoreyD]

Those sites round up, because they don't sell partial pounds. Its not really a screw up on your part. I've done that before, and usually weigh out what I need, vacu seal what I don't. That way I already have the specialty grains I need for the next brew. But it never hurts to make the needed ibu adjustments and use it all.

 

[tennesseean_87]

Brew as normal, then pull off your excess at the end of the boil, dilute it, and make a couple gallons of session beer.

 

[cloudybrewer]

Ritebrew let's you order by the ounce and choose to combine grains or keep them separate.

 

[kh54s10]

That is a good reason to not order your grains mixed in one bag. Better yet, get a mill and crush the grain yourself.

I too say brew it as is. But if you want to experiment this is a great opportunity!

 

[Cavpilot2000]

The only downside I see is the CaraMunich. 3 lb of Caramalt in any beer is A LOT.
It may end up cloyingly sweet, even for a Doppelbock.

 

[Cavpilot2000]

And pitch more yeast than you think you need. It's almost impossible to overpitch a big lager like this.