mdf191
Well-Known Member
Does anyone know if it matters how much water you use for you boil in extract brews. Most recipies normally call for somewhere around two gallons of water for the boil, and then you mix it with another 3 in the fermenter for a 5 gallon batch. If you were to do a boil with, say... 1 or 1 1/2 gallons would this change anything? Or would it be ok. Oviously you can't really dissolve 8 lbs of extract in 3 onces of water...but if you are over a gallon, will it be ok?
The reason I ask if I am trying to brew two 5 gallon batches at once and I only have one big pot. The smaller may only be a two gallon. I have made two batches before but used the smaller for making 3 gallon batches not 5. So this would be less boil liquid and more water added at the end....any problems with that...?
Thanks
The reason I ask if I am trying to brew two 5 gallon batches at once and I only have one big pot. The smaller may only be a two gallon. I have made two batches before but used the smaller for making 3 gallon batches not 5. So this would be less boil liquid and more water added at the end....any problems with that...?
Thanks