BigTerp
Well-Known Member
So I have almost all my equipment together to start my first brew. A starter kit from midwest with some additional equipment I purchased to make life easier. Picked up an 8 gallon commercial grade aluminum pot the other day also. Plan on making an copper IC in the next week or two. Don't plan on actually making my first beer for a few weeks yet since I have some weekends coming up where I'll be out of town. My question is if I'm planning on doing extract and having full 60 minute boils how much water should I start out with to end up with about 5 gallons? I'm assuming I'll loose a decent amount of water volume due to evaporation.