BillyRaygun
Well-Known Member
My neighbor bought me a soda keg so that I can keg my beer. It holds 5 gallons. Reading The Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian, the section Especially for the Beginner states to boil 1.5 gallons of beer, then add 3 gallons of clean water to give me approximately 5 gallons to ferment.
I recall watching a friend boil 5 gallons of beer at one time but never thought to ask why, as I never even thought about brewing my own beer.
Being this is my second batch of beer, with the first batch bottled about 16 months ago, does it matter if I boil all 5 gallons of wort, or do I really need to just boil 1.5 gallons and add the balance prior to fermenting?
If I do boil all 5 gallons, is there a benefit from doing so, or will change the end result?
I recall watching a friend boil 5 gallons of beer at one time but never thought to ask why, as I never even thought about brewing my own beer.
Being this is my second batch of beer, with the first batch bottled about 16 months ago, does it matter if I boil all 5 gallons of wort, or do I really need to just boil 1.5 gallons and add the balance prior to fermenting?
If I do boil all 5 gallons, is there a benefit from doing so, or will change the end result?