Swooded
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I'm in the midst of my first batch in about 8 years & have a quick question.
The kit I have is a full extract (pre-hopped) Irish Stout from brew craft. I've already done all my measurement conversions, since it's non-US measurements, but I'm boiling my full water amount (5 gallons) to help with the fact that I'm using tap water that most people in my area don't like.
The question: the directions call for boiling around one gallon & adding the extract to that, then topping off with the rest of the water at room temp and pitching the yeast. Will it make any difference at all if I add the extract to my 5 gallons boiling? I understand that I'll still need to allow the wort to cool substantially before pitching the yeast, I'm just more concerned about whether or not I need to dump water out of my brew pot & then re-add it once I get a boil going. It doesn't seem like it should matter in any way that I can think of, but I'm no expert...
Also - I am already aware that the batch should be 6 gallon, as it's non-US, I'm doing 5 on purpose.
Thanks in advance, the pot's only at 150 right now
The kit I have is a full extract (pre-hopped) Irish Stout from brew craft. I've already done all my measurement conversions, since it's non-US measurements, but I'm boiling my full water amount (5 gallons) to help with the fact that I'm using tap water that most people in my area don't like.
The question: the directions call for boiling around one gallon & adding the extract to that, then topping off with the rest of the water at room temp and pitching the yeast. Will it make any difference at all if I add the extract to my 5 gallons boiling? I understand that I'll still need to allow the wort to cool substantially before pitching the yeast, I'm just more concerned about whether or not I need to dump water out of my brew pot & then re-add it once I get a boil going. It doesn't seem like it should matter in any way that I can think of, but I'm no expert...
Also - I am already aware that the batch should be 6 gallon, as it's non-US, I'm doing 5 on purpose.
Thanks in advance, the pot's only at 150 right now