Fixing a "Watery" beer

I brewed a V2 of this NEIPA I was trying to improve and it's currently sitting in the keg awaiting bottling.

I brewed on new equipment and I had less boil off than expected so I had maybe a .75-1gal more sparge than I needed. I also tried a tablet of Whirlfloc to help with my sediment issues.

All of those things combined gave me a less hazy beer and has me worried about a watered down beer.

It's been carbonating at 30psi (room temp) for a week now and I'm ready to bottle. Should I even bother with trying to fix it?

I've read that adding half a pound of maltodextrin can help bolster the body but I'm not sure when to add it or if it is even the right choice. Do I portion it out per bottle?

Topic mouthfeel body late-addition kegging bottling homebrew

Category Mac

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Carbonation level has a significant influence on mouth-feel. You could try carbonating it up a bit further, maybe to 2.8 or 3.0 volumes of CO2. Obviously this isn't going to "fix" everything. This is a simple thing to try and is relatively easy to un-do (in a keg).

But you could probably should just leave it as-is.

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