I’ve ordered a beer kit called Captain’s Ration Export Stout. It is an extract kit. Instructions call for cooling the wort to 72 degrees then pitching two packs of S-04 dry yeast into the wort. It’s an estimated 1.072 OG and 7.1 ABV beer.
I’m going to chill the wort with a wort chiller but that will only get it down so far. The instructions call for adding the remaining 2 gallons of cold water into the cooled wort to get the volume to the correct level AND to further cool the wort.
My question is: Is it ok to add REALLY cold water to get it down to that 72 degrees? Will that affect anything? THANKS TO ALL!!! Cheers!
I’m going to chill the wort with a wort chiller but that will only get it down so far. The instructions call for adding the remaining 2 gallons of cold water into the cooled wort to get the volume to the correct level AND to further cool the wort.
My question is: Is it ok to add REALLY cold water to get it down to that 72 degrees? Will that affect anything? THANKS TO ALL!!! Cheers!