brewhaha_rva
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So I have been brewing from extract for some time now and today I built a mash tun. Think its time to take the plunge :rockin:
Q1: Since I have always brewed from extract it was never necessary to have a pot large enough to boil five gallons. Always just added water before pitching in the primary. Can I extract all the sugar and goodness from the grains with three gallons of water, then add two gallons into the primary before I pitch? Or should I just suck it up and buy a bigger pot (I don't have an abundance of spare coin at the moment, just had to take my sickly hound to the vet AGAIN!)
Q2: I've never paid a whole lot of attention to water chemistry before with extract and I've managed to pull off some pretty awesome beers -- If I do say so. But I've heard that the chemistry is pretty important with mash. Why is that and what do I need to be paying attention to?
Q1: Since I have always brewed from extract it was never necessary to have a pot large enough to boil five gallons. Always just added water before pitching in the primary. Can I extract all the sugar and goodness from the grains with three gallons of water, then add two gallons into the primary before I pitch? Or should I just suck it up and buy a bigger pot (I don't have an abundance of spare coin at the moment, just had to take my sickly hound to the vet AGAIN!)
Q2: I've never paid a whole lot of attention to water chemistry before with extract and I've managed to pull off some pretty awesome beers -- If I do say so. But I've heard that the chemistry is pretty important with mash. Why is that and what do I need to be paying attention to?