BaconManic
Active Member
I have a quick question on partial boiling. What is the disadvantage to doing a partial boil? I do not have the tools/capacity to do a full boil. I think I can get away with a 2 to 2.5 gallon boil without an issue.
I will be doing 4 gallon batches as the buckets I have acquired are 5 gallon buckets, if filled to the brim. It's my understanding that I need to leave at least some kind of head room for the fermentation process so I do not get a crazy blow off.
So would it be logical to boil between 2 and 2.5 gallons, then top off with 2 gallons of water? Would it be diluting way to much? Can you dilute way to much?
If this can be done. What changes would I have to make to a recipe in order to make this work?
I have tried to do a forum search but I can not seem to get a straight answer for the situation I am in. Forgive me for being such a newbie, but I finally got a gift card to the local brew store and want to start with an extract recipe, but not with a kit.
I will be doing 4 gallon batches as the buckets I have acquired are 5 gallon buckets, if filled to the brim. It's my understanding that I need to leave at least some kind of head room for the fermentation process so I do not get a crazy blow off.
So would it be logical to boil between 2 and 2.5 gallons, then top off with 2 gallons of water? Would it be diluting way to much? Can you dilute way to much?
If this can be done. What changes would I have to make to a recipe in order to make this work?
I have tried to do a forum search but I can not seem to get a straight answer for the situation I am in. Forgive me for being such a newbie, but I finally got a gift card to the local brew store and want to start with an extract recipe, but not with a kit.