[Joe Sr.]

My last batch came in low.  It's sitting in the fermenter right now.

I know I can add sugar to bring the gravity up to where I want it.

Can I add DME to the fermenter?

I've added sugar straight in and am thinking of doing the same with DME.

Thoughts?

[morticaixavier]

not sure how well it would dissolve. If you dissolved it first in some boiled water it should work.

[Joe Sr.]

Isn't it pretty much just sugar?  I would think the yeast would tear it up like they would plain sugar.

Maybe not, though.

I'm tempted to try.  I'd rather not add more water.

[Stevie]

I see two possible issues. Sanitation and DME clumps.

[Joe Sr.]

I think you're right. It clumps like mad.

[HoosierBrew]

I think if you dissolved it in a small amount of boiling water to break up lumps and cooled that it'd work ok. Is it fermenting yet ?  If not you'd be able to mix it pretty uniformly and not worry about aeration.

[duboman]

I see two possible issues. Sanitation and DME clumps.

i agree, it will certainly clump up big time, I'd boil it up in the smallest amount of water possible, cool and add it

[Jeff M]

Add extra DME to compensate for the new water addition as well.

[Joe Sr.]

It's fermenting now. I'll wait a day or two until it slows and add the dme in the smallest amount I water possible.

Big kraesen already so I'll just let it go for now.

[Joe Sr.]

I added a pound of DME to 3 cups water.  Big time clumping.  It was a humid night, too, so it was clumping before it even hit the water.  Glad I didn't try to add it straight to the fermenter.

[Lawrenil]

I usually mix up a cup of light dme in a quart or two of water. I would boil it for 10 minutes, cover it and let it cool down. Then I would pour it into my secondary before transfering from the primary. I also and a few pellets of hops for good measure doing the boil.