This will be my fourth batch. I’ve got pretty much everything down pat (for extract brews that is) but I started wondering today about the kits. The first two beers I made were from recipes and not actual kits. The batch I made last weekend was NB’s Cream Ale kit. I didn’t go with the recommended 2.5 gallon boil. I’ve been starting all my batches with 4 gallons of water and then topping up to 5 gallons after cooling. (roughly 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 gallons of water added)
Is boiling this kit and others with 4 gallons going to mess the flavor or hop utilization up at all or should I even worry about it? From the get go I’ve tried to get as close to a full boil as possible because it’s supposed to make a better beer, but is that going to change the beer I’m trying to make on these extract kits that call for 2.5 gallons of water pre-boil?
Thanks for any advice!
:cheers: