NYJayhawk
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Two questions, unrelated but both have been eating at me for a while:
1.) When transferring the wort to the fermenter I've been using a wort chiller (typical copper coil hooked up to a hose). Nevertheless, the recipes I've used only use 2-3 gallons in the brewpot and have me adding water when I transfer to the fermenter. Is there any reason NOT to use ice (or ice and water) in the fermenter when I pour the wort in? I tried it today because I had an issue with the wort chiller and it took my wort down from around 150 degrees down to around 80 when it was mixed together. I guess I'll find out if I did something horrible, but I'm wondering why this isn't "standard procedure".
2.) Is there any issue with brewing with MORE water in the pot than the recipe calls for? For example, the recipe I made today called for boiling everhing with 2 1/2 gallons of water in the pot. Would there be an issue if I brewed the wort with 3 or even 4 gallons and then topped it off with only 1 gallon as I transfer it into the fermenter? Seems that all of the ingredients would still be in the beer, albiet diluted in the initial boil, but the final dilution would be the same.
Thanks in advance for the info.
1.) When transferring the wort to the fermenter I've been using a wort chiller (typical copper coil hooked up to a hose). Nevertheless, the recipes I've used only use 2-3 gallons in the brewpot and have me adding water when I transfer to the fermenter. Is there any reason NOT to use ice (or ice and water) in the fermenter when I pour the wort in? I tried it today because I had an issue with the wort chiller and it took my wort down from around 150 degrees down to around 80 when it was mixed together. I guess I'll find out if I did something horrible, but I'm wondering why this isn't "standard procedure".
2.) Is there any issue with brewing with MORE water in the pot than the recipe calls for? For example, the recipe I made today called for boiling everhing with 2 1/2 gallons of water in the pot. Would there be an issue if I brewed the wort with 3 or even 4 gallons and then topped it off with only 1 gallon as I transfer it into the fermenter? Seems that all of the ingredients would still be in the beer, albiet diluted in the initial boil, but the final dilution would be the same.
Thanks in advance for the info.