So this will be the third extract kit that I have ever brewed, so I am still kind new to the brewing world. I have already done an Oktoberfest and a Porter with the Brewers Best kits and they have turned out better than expected so far. My question is that the kit says to start off with 2.5 gallons of water and start to steep your gains and contain on with the boil. Once finished it says to add another 3 gallons or so to get up to the 5 gallon make so that your can begin fermentation. So I was kinda wanting to do a full boil since I have a large enough boil kettle, but I wanted to know what the benefits or negatives would be of doing so. The kit says that it is made so that you should boil with the 2.5 gallons of water, so would doing a full 5 gallons instead affect the beer in a negative or positive way? Or is adding the extra water to do a 5 gallon boil just a waste of time? Thanks for everyone's help. This website has already helped out a lot for me.
Dakota
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Dakota
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