Kieren
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I was wondering if there are any potential problems associated with diluting the wort after the boil with water (sterilzed of course).
I would like to do a do a double batch but my boil pot is only 50L, so the maximum I can boil with no risk of boil overs would be about 45L tops. End boil volume would then be 38-40L.
Could I brew a beer with a higher gravity then after the boil add say 10L of spring water? It would help with cooling the beer to a pitching temperature but would there be any bad side effects? More hops would be needed obviously due to the higher gravity(and hence utilization factor) of the wort.
Any thoughts?
Kieren
I would like to do a do a double batch but my boil pot is only 50L, so the maximum I can boil with no risk of boil overs would be about 45L tops. End boil volume would then be 38-40L.
Could I brew a beer with a higher gravity then after the boil add say 10L of spring water? It would help with cooling the beer to a pitching temperature but would there be any bad side effects? More hops would be needed obviously due to the higher gravity(and hence utilization factor) of the wort.
Any thoughts?
Kieren