Diluting wort.

[Lawrence22]

I have just brewed a 20L batch that has come out at 1.060. I was aiming for 1.o54. The calculator tells me to add 2.22 litres to bring this down to 1.054. Is it ok to do this after primary fermentation? I would do it now but it wouldn't leave much headroom in the FV.

 

[Simonh82]

In theory yes, but you want to be very careful about introducing oxygen after fermentation has completed. Use cooled boiled water and maybe aim to add it at the tail end of fermentation, when there are still active yeast but when the threat of a huge blow off has subsided.

 

[Lawrence22]

In theory yes, but you want to be very careful about introducing oxygen after fermentation has completed. Use cooled boiled water and maybe aim to add it at the tail end of fermentation, when there are still active yeast but when the threat of a huge blow off has subsided.

Thanks for that I was thinking of topping up when adding dry hops which will be in 16 days. Total 3 weeks in fermentor.

 

[Sadfield]

In theory yes, but you want to be very careful about introducing oxygen after fermentation has completed. Use cooled boiled water and maybe aim to add it at the tail end of fermentation, when there are still active yeast but when the threat of a huge blow off has subsided.

This, or if you batch prime for bottling or prime a keg, make a 2.22L priming solution.

 

[Lawrence22]

This, or if you batch prime for bottling or prime a keg, make a 2.22L priming solution.

Brilliant never even thought of that.

 

[Stephenj]

I diluted when bottling, just added the boiled cooled water before transferring from FV to bottling bucket. Worked a charm