ottermarble
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First time post - Why do some\most of the pre-packed recipe kits say to boil 2.5 to 3 gal. of water to start the recipe. You then fill the fermenter with 2 gal. of cold water. Then after chill\siphoning to fermenter they tell you to add additional cold water to fill fermenter to 5 gal. Is this just clean water or water that has been sterilized. You have to sanitize all fermentation equipment - siphon wort to fermenter - then just pour in cold water. Recipe from
Midwest Irish Red ale. Is it always OK to do this on any recipe without infecting the wort.
Midwest Irish Red ale. Is it always OK to do this on any recipe without infecting the wort.