I use water from a natural well thats just outside of town when i brew, its on linda ln. Ive tried both tap water and the well water and my beers turn out better when i take the time to go to the well. One thing is invest in a piece of tubing with an inside diamert as big as the plastic lip on a...
Reason why you can steep the "need to be mashed grains" in an extract brew is since all you want from them is flavor and color. Remember that almost all, i think i heard somewhere >95%, of the fermentable sugars will come from the extracts. Because of this the little bit of start you may gain...
If you want to make the clone as close as possible try contacting Sam Adams. I read a clone of Boston larger and they received all their grains from Sam Adams directly. The only thing with this is they don't give you the amounts exactly, eg they will send you xx lb/oz of everything, and they...