mbg
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I made an all grain brown ale today after not brewing for about 3 years. I think I was a gallon short on the mash in water because my mash was only 147 deg & target was 152 (usually I'm spot on). I then added 1-1/2 quarts of boiling water trying to bring temp up but only got to 149 and didn't want to add too much extra water. After looking at my data I usually calculate about 1 gal of water being absorbed by the grain but it was 2 gallons today. I was short of wort in the fermentor too. Playing with the mash adjustment tool I'm almost convinced I missed a gallon of water.
OK - my question is when is it too late to add water to the fermenter. Or maybe I shouldn't since I hit my recipe gravity with the lower volume. The fermentor has about 4.8 gal and it should have been around 5.5.
Thanks,
Mike
OK - my question is when is it too late to add water to the fermenter. Or maybe I shouldn't since I hit my recipe gravity with the lower volume. The fermentor has about 4.8 gal and it should have been around 5.5.
Thanks,
Mike