"Lazy" isn't the term I would use. Yeast need nutrients to function properly, but you don't want to overload them up front or they will get stressed out.
Say that you just won a contest from your local bakery for a years supply of donuts. Would you opt to receive all the donuts at once and...
Sorry for not being clear...I had enough beer to fill 7 bottles.
I followed the instructions to a T with the 1.25 gallons and the 45 min boil...definitely ended up with less than a gallon though! I did not top off, but the first bottle was opened tonight and tasted fine.
Hi all,
New brewer and first time poster here...I made my first batch ever on Christmas Day (NB's Chinook IPA), and I'm hooked.
I'm reading a lot about 5-gallon kits that instruct to top off with water in the fermenter after the boil, but I haven't been able to find any mention of doing so to...