hector

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Hi there !

I'm a new Homebrewer and I'm planning to brew my first AG batch in the Spring .

After collecting and boiling the Wort , should I transfer it directly to the Fermenter ,

OR should I dilute it with water to the desired Volume ( like extract brewing ) and

then transfer it to the Fermenter ?!

Hector

danielinva

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You would only want to dilute an all grain wort if you severely overshot your original gravity. As far as desired volume goes, just make sure you have about a gallon more wort pre-boil than you want post-boil.

hector

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So , why should the Wort be diluted with water to the desired Volume by Extract brewing ?!

Hector

Dave258

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That is how the recipes are designed.

When you brew all grain, all of your sugars come from mashing/sparging. Your grain bill determins the fermentable sugars, and after you mash, sparge and boil, if you add water, you will thin it out. That is why you do a full boil with all grain.

With extract, recipes are designed so that if you add your extract to 5-5.5 gallons of water, you will have the designated OG of the recipe...

That is how I understand it.