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If one has the capability to do a 5 gallon boil rather than 3 gallon and adding 2 gallons of water in the fermenter, which is better?
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The general concensus around here is if you can do a full boil, then do it! if you can only do 5 gallon, that is still better than doing a 2.5 gal boil!
In order to do a full five gallon boil your kettle needs to be able to boil down anywhere between 7 and 6 gallons, down to 5. I have a turkey fryer kettle, and typically brew with a 6-6.5 gallon pre-boil volume, brewing between 60 and 90 minutes (if I ave a lot of pilsner, then I do a 90 minute.)
If you have the capability of doing a full boil, then that is the way to go.
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