I just finished my first boil phase (1st batch) and the guy at the brew store told me to just dump 3gal of cold water into the fermentor before i pour the wort in. Now i'm reading into it more and everyone boils their water first. How critical is that?
Which leads me to the second question... if you boil the water first, do you have to go through the time consuming process of letting it cool down first?
Which leads me to the second question... if you boil the water first, do you have to go through the time consuming process of letting it cool down first?