Add a boil to a weak wort already fermenting ?

[mongey]

So being strapped for time I got one of the new black ipa fresh wort kits from St. Peter's brewery. So emptied the cube and added the 8 liters of water. The label said it would make 20 liters but only had 18. So did a gravity reading to see if it was strong and if I should add more water and it was only 1040. So it's going to be a very weak black iPa once it's done. Pitched the yeast even though wasn't happy.



To bump it up Thinking of getting a kilo of ldm and doing a quick boil with some centennial and Nelson suavin i have in the freezer. Can I add this after a few days fermenting already ? If so should I pitch more yeast when adding ?

 

[manticle]

You can. Add cool and avoid splashing.
How much yeast was originally pitched?

 

[Bribie G]

It's one of the German traditional methods and apparently still common, where the original wort got underpitched, so a second lot of wort is added later on. The yeast would have bred up in the meantime.

Called Drauflassen.

Should work very well - the Germans do the second wort addition when krausening becomes established, but in your case as it's been a few days as Manticle says avoid introducing too much oxygen so do it quick and whack the lid or clingwrap on.

 

[S.E]

It's one of the German traditional methods and apparently still common, where the original wort got underpitched, so a second lot of wort is added later on. The yeast would have bred up in the meantime.

Called Drauflassen.

Should work very well - the Germans do the second wort addition when krausening becomes established, but in your case as it's been a few days as Manticle says avoid introducing too much oxygen so do it quick and whack the lid or clingwrap on.

Bribie, I’m sure that’s a typo but it’s not done where the original wort got underpitched. The original wort needs to be pitched correctly then stepped up with the second batch. Bit like a big starter.

 

[mongey]

Thanks guys.

I just pitched a pack of us05

 

[Radshoes]

st peters fresh worts have gone down hill over time, have heard reports of some being in the 30's

 

[mongey]

st peters fresh worts have gone down hill over time, have heard reports of some being in the 30's

Yeah I stopped using them over a year ago cause I got a few duds in a row in the high 30s. I read these newer ones are better but seems to be the same to me.

 

[mongey]

st peters fresh worts have gone down hill over time, have heard reports of some being in the 30's

Yeah I stopped using them over a year ago cause I got a few duds in a row in the high 30s. I read these newer ones are better but seems to be the same to me.

 

[wynnum1]

What do they put on the label for ingredients .

 

[droid]

are you guys saying you've bought a fresh wort kit and the gravity was way under? that's unacceptable if the case

 

[Bribie G]

Bribie, I’m sure that’s a typo but it’s not done where the original wort got underpitched. The original wort needs to be pitched correctly then stepped up with the second batch. Bit like a big starter.

Yes, I could have summarised it a little better.

 

[mongey]

are you guys saying you've bought a fresh wort kit and the gravity was way under? that's unacceptable if the case

yes. the website said to expect the beer to be 6.5% . aint getting anywhere near that at 1040 OG ,and thats at almost 2 liter lower volume than the label says



not trash talking anyone. sh.t happens as we all know, I emailed the suppleir to let them know., see what they say

 

[mongey]

What do they put on the label for ingredients .

not sure if it says other than hopped with nelson

I'll check it when I get home

 

[droid]

yes. the website said to expect the beer to be 6.5% . aint getting anywhere near that at 1040 OG ,and thats at almost 2 liter lower volume than the label says



not trash talking anyone. sh.t happens as we all know, I emailed the suppleir to let them know., see what they say

well, every cube should have an exact OG written on it, that beer is coming from a big batch and they would know exactly what gravity of the batch is. I've never bought one but if I ever did I'd be taking my refractometer to the shop and testing it there - if it wasn't within a point or two I'd get the shop owner to ring them on the spot and get my money back

shit, we can work out our gravities easy enough so i would be very interested to hear the reasoning behind why there is a variance, i bet they never accidentally make them higher

 

[mongey]

all too hard this week to get to the brew shop so decided I'm just gonna leave it ,dry hop it a litte for flavour and hopefully it gets down to 1008 or below so its at least over 4%