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re: Homebrewing: Supplies/ Starter Kits
Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:37 pm to BugAC
Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:37 pm to BugAC
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In Joy of brewing, after you bring your 1.5 gallons of water and malt extract to a boil. Then it says to combine 3 gallons of cold water into your fermenter, followed by your mixture. Is this just another way of cooling, or is this just one step in the brewing process?
Thats a good way to do it if you're going doing extract brews - theres little benefit to doing a full-volume boil as a beginner (not to mention you may not have a suitable pot/burner at this time). Adding the cold water to bring your wort up to 5.25gal will cool the wort in a hurry.
Just make sure that you're either using tap water you've boiled and cooled or bottled water. Once boiled, the wort is nice and sterile - don't ruin that...
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Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:43 pm to Grilled Bald Eagle
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Just make sure that you're either using tap water you've boiled and cooled or bottled water. Once boiled, the wort is nice and sterile - don't ruin that...
Something else people do or dont do.
I have never boiled the tap water and have never had any issues. I would guess the hot wort being poured has something to do with it. But yea it wont hurt to do.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:45 pm to Grilled Bald Eagle
You will read in many places and hear from many people, DO NOT USE ICE in the wort. That is true to an extent. You can use ice if it properly prepared. In the past, I used to, and still do on occasion, use ice that I make with boiled water. Boil some the night before, sterilize a few of those plastic "leftover containers" with a wide open top, freeze overnight, and then you can dropn that big ice cube right in.
Either way, you need to prepare some sterilized water early and cool it down. Tap water is only going to be about 65 degs once La spring/summer temps get here. Adding 3 gallons at 65 to 2.5 gals at 200+ is only going to get you down to 100+ at best. That's when the waiting starts unless you have a chilling system.
Either way, you need to prepare some sterilized water early and cool it down. Tap water is only going to be about 65 degs once La spring/summer temps get here. Adding 3 gallons at 65 to 2.5 gals at 200+ is only going to get you down to 100+ at best. That's when the waiting starts unless you have a chilling system.
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