Thanks, Bheher. Your comment about the yeast made me suddenly realize that my original idea wouldn't work exactly as I imagined it. I was thinking I'd just cool the wort and pitch the yeast while still in the pot and then transfer to the jugs. But I suppose the yeast will still be on top at...
I can't really think of a good reason why this wouldn't work, but I wanted to see if I'm overlooking something.
I've made 2 batches of homebrew in a plastic 5-gallon water jug that turned out pretty well. However, I get more and more worried about scratches in the plastic and eventually...