skw
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Quick summary: i thought I had a full mash kit, it turned out to be a mash-extract kit, so I used less water.
Long version:
I decided to move from kit-n-kilo to BIAB. Got a kit (IPA), split it in half so that I could use existing kitchen pots instead of having to invest in equipment. I followed the recipe, started the mash, hit the temperatures and times, and then moving on to the next step in the recipe, it turned out that I overlooked that I was supposed to buy extract to be added right now. Trying to salvage it, I decided to just boil off water and not go to full volume - still using the full amount of hops. Instead of 9.5l, I now have 6l in my fermenter. I'm contemplating getting some extract (mail order being my only option) and then adding it and 3.5l of water to give the yeast a second round, or I could just leave it like that and bottle it.
What should I do? My wort was a bit below the gravity it was supposed to have, so it'll be more around 4-5% ABV and my uneducated guess is that it won't be as dry as intended with more specialty malts. Does that sound like it'll go horribly wrong or could it become an interesting beer?
Long version:
I decided to move from kit-n-kilo to BIAB. Got a kit (IPA), split it in half so that I could use existing kitchen pots instead of having to invest in equipment. I followed the recipe, started the mash, hit the temperatures and times, and then moving on to the next step in the recipe, it turned out that I overlooked that I was supposed to buy extract to be added right now. Trying to salvage it, I decided to just boil off water and not go to full volume - still using the full amount of hops. Instead of 9.5l, I now have 6l in my fermenter. I'm contemplating getting some extract (mail order being my only option) and then adding it and 3.5l of water to give the yeast a second round, or I could just leave it like that and bottle it.
What should I do? My wort was a bit below the gravity it was supposed to have, so it'll be more around 4-5% ABV and my uneducated guess is that it won't be as dry as intended with more specialty malts. Does that sound like it'll go horribly wrong or could it become an interesting beer?