ThirstyHobbit

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Hello,
There is a recipie I am following that is extract and s calling for a 7 gal full volume boil...I'm surprised to see such a high volume boil!!! Can I do 3 gal boil then add 2 at the end?
Thanks- I'ts a Porter-

Austinhomebrew

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How long is the boil? You should lose about 3/4 a gallon per hour. If your goal is 5 gallons and the boil is 60 minutes, it is too much water.

BarleyWater

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You can, but the hop utilization will be off. That is about how much you have to start with to end up with 5 gallons. And you would need at least a 7.5 gallon pot, and that's going to be tough to work with. 10 gallons is a workable size.

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I end up with about 6 gallons in the kettle, get about 5.5 into the fermenter, and bottle about 5, leaving a half gallon of sediment behind in the kettle and fermenter.

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