After re-reading my last blog, I realized I omitted some very important notes. First, I failed to list the initial gravity (1.044), and I also failed to note my accident with the water.
Normally, after your wort is finished and in your fermenter, you top it off with water to the mark specified by your recipe (normally the 5 gallon mark). The last time I brewed this I topped it off to just below the 6 gallon mark, mostly because I used more extract and sugar than originally called for, and because I wanted to stretch it out longer. Well, this time I was distracted while topping it off, and I topped it off to 6 1/2 gallons. Oops!
Today, while bottling, I sampled the overly-watered weizenbeir, and it tasted like the original, only lighter. Now, the lighter is definitely due to the additional water, but the corn sugar I added to the wort was more than the last time I brewed this, which will also make the flavor lighter. So, note to self: pay attention when topping off your beer.
The final gravity at bottling time was 1.010, bringing the alcohol content up to 4.46%, definitely lighter than the last batch.
With the weather supposedly hitting 100 degrees this weekend, my only wish is that this beer was ready to drink a week ago. I’ll need a nice light drink like this to fight off the hot weather.
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