Beer a bit to strong

[Springer]

I won't bore you with the excuses, suffice it to say I have 46 litres of beer at 1009. giving an abv. 6 %. Not a bad thing some may say :)
I was aiming for 5.4 %, that's enough for me
I am unsure about adding boiled water, it will need about 4 litres to get it down :?
Question is, do I add water at this stage and mess up the characteristics, or put up, with it and take my time drinking it
S

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I'd leave it. :thumb:

 

[tubthumper]

drink smaller glases of it thats what you do with barley wine and imperial russian stout
all strong drinks are smaller measures . so just drink halfs or if you prefer a nip , no harm its your beer do what you want with it as its to please you not anyone else.
you could try to water down a glass and see if you still like it that will give you a clue as what seems best for you

 

[xtownerx]

dam ive just tipped 20 pints done the sink as it was flat we could have come to some arangement

 

[tubthumper]

flat can allways have a remedy its when it tastes bad that you throw it or got an infection cant think of any other reason why I would throw it ( opps bad smell made me thow one away)

 

[chiefstoker]

I won't bore you with the excuses, suffice it to say I have 46 litres of beer at 1009. giving an abv. 6 %. Not a bad thing some may say :)
I was aiming for 5.4 %, that's enough for me
I am unsure about adding boiled water, it will need about 4 litres to get it down :?
Question is, do I add water at this stage and mess up the characteristics, or put up, with it and take my time drinking it
S

You could consider sending us all samples for analysis :mrgreen:

: cs

 

[onelegout]

I'd advise putting up with it, drink it sensibly and learn from your mistakes.

 

[artyb]

is .6 of a percent really that much difference ..... :wha:

 

[Springer]

Yes I'm going to leave it as it is, I was going to bottle the lot but I will fill a cornie and then it could be mixed with a lesser brew if needs be. :)

done the sink

Thats always the last resort as TT says. :shock:

You could consider sending us all samples for analysis

:hmm: could do but don't hold you breath out there :lol:

I'd advise putting up with it

Don't think it will to much of a hardship and I have someone local in mind who might like some for sampling purposes if I can't hack it :lol: (Sorry CS )

is .6 of a percent really that much difference

Much more acceptable in my opinion if we were around 4.5%, but on top of 5.5 % that's quite a bit for me..........but I'm willing to give it a go after some thought.
Thanks for the help
S

 

[Springer]

Panic over Only been in the cornie for 5 days but tried a drop tonight, very good indeed, needs a bit more time but the "high" alcohol level really was not a problem, the full body of the brew carried it off a treat.
S
P.S. definitely no sample available :lol: