Spray Malt; Can I Add More Once Fermentation's Begun?

[Ditch]

Possible cock up #2.

Acting on advice here given, I got some Muntons (Medium) Spray Malt to add to my Coopers Stout, in place of a Kg of sugar.

'Problem' is that I now worked out that I added 500g of SM where it calls for a Kg of sugar. Would that be a suitable amount? Or should / could I rush some more malt in and sling that in there?

And yes, I took a Hydrometer reading before pitching the yeast. And no; I couldn't make head nor tail of it, due to lousy eye sight and woefully out of date glasses! Looked around 100 to me. Could've been anything. I wonder if I'll even bother in future!

[clogwog]

You can add more spray or dried malt.
Boil up 500 gr in a couple of litres of water for 10 minutes to sanitise it, cool it down to the temperature of your wort, and just add it.
The process is not dissimilar to what we do to build up liquid yeast starters.

[Ditch]

Cheers for that. I'm looking at another order today so I may well put some extra malt on it.

Though saying that? If this turns out a lower alcohol stout, that'd suit me fine too. I really drink the stuff like tea and being off my head by the end of a long night is not what I set out for.

[Damfoose]

Out of curiosity would it not be better to take a litre of the actual brew heat and dissolve the extra malt in that then cool that to the brew temp and drop it back in, Thus not adding a litre or 2 of unnecessary water which may weaken the brew, It may kill off some yeast but I am sure what's already in the brew will be able to cope.

Not wanting to hijack the thread just wondering if this could be a more viable way as im new to brewing as well..

[Ditch]

Hmm. That actually seems a sound idea, to me. Appears to make sense, so long as one cooled the liquid back to the right temperature and kept it covered against airborne infection as it did?

Bit of a moot point right now though; See my " Post Mortem " Posting. I'm afraid I slipped up somewhere and that's the end of my Coopers Stout!

[Damfoose]

Yup saw your post mortem shame really !! On a plus side we learn from our mistakes its just figuring out where the mistake was and avoiding it the next time.

[Ditch]

I think my mistake was adding the bloody water, mate!

Should've started the brew in 5 gallons of canned Guinness!