Sasquatch420
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I did my first partial mash this weekend, American Pale ale, and found myself with a lot of questions regarding grains and extract:
After mashing and combining the extract should it be brought to the total volume, does this only affect hopping and bitterness or does it have something to do with mash?
I had about a gallon from the grains and a gallon from the extract, but a lot of water boiled off, it seemed very concentrated, but this helps me with cooling because I add a lot of cool make-up water. Is it worth the trouble to increase the volume of my brew? will an icebath be able to cool that volume in decent time? during the wort cooling period am I extremely vulnerable to infection?
After mashing and combining the extract should it be brought to the total volume, does this only affect hopping and bitterness or does it have something to do with mash?
I had about a gallon from the grains and a gallon from the extract, but a lot of water boiled off, it seemed very concentrated, but this helps me with cooling because I add a lot of cool make-up water. Is it worth the trouble to increase the volume of my brew? will an icebath be able to cool that volume in decent time? during the wort cooling period am I extremely vulnerable to infection?