mazzstar26
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I am new to brewing and many of the beers that I want to start making are based on clone recipes. I would like to understand and get a better grasp of the process and effect that individual ingredients have on a beer and I figure that trying to replicate some of my favorite craft beers is a good place to start. I just picked up all the ingredients to do a Two-Hearted Ale clone and when reading the recipe it states that I need to steep the crushed grains at 152 for 45 minutes in 1.2 gallons of water. My question is that after I steep the grains and I'm ready to bring it to a boil, do I add more water then and how much? I've noticed some people that are brewing extract boil lower volumes of wort (IE 3 gallons for a 5 gallon batch) and then add water when going into primary. I have also noticed that some people prefer to do a full boil. I was told by the guy at my local homebrew store that you get greater utilization of your ingredients from more liquid so I have been leaning on moving towards a full boil. My first beer that I did, I boiled 3 gallons and added water when racking to primary but was just curious as to what more knowledgeable homebrewers thoughts were. HELP ME!