 CaliberClark 
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Posted: 7/1/2012 4:36:10 PM
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Posted: 7/1/2012 5:31:43 PM
assuming you are using a five gallon kit, I messured five gallons of water poured it into my carboy and marked it at that spot. When I put my wort into the carboy I fill it with water to that line. I have never used any water to fill it but water straight out of the tap, not sterlized or anything and have yet to have a problem. I also haven't seen a kit that wasn't compatible with any starter kit but I also am fairly new to home brew( only brewing for 3 years) and really only shop at the store in town that I bought my kit from. I hope this helps.
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Brundoggie
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Posted: 7/1/2012 5:37:00 PM
You add additional water to bring it up to batch size, usually 5 gallons for standard buckets. The type of water depends upon your situation and how much you trust your tap water. My first batch I used jugs of purified drinking water from the store, on later batches I just use bolied and cooled tap water. Once boiled, just leave the pot with the lid on and you should be ok until it is time to add to the wort. For the last question, all extract kits I've seen were compatible with a basic starter set as long as it is the same batch size. For example, I think the Mr Beer kits are 3 gallons but most extract kits are 5 gallons.
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Posted: 7/1/2012 5:54:48 PM
Five gallons of wort is what u usually make with a standard kit? If thats the case u dont need to add anymore water right?
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Brundoggie
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Posted: 7/1/2012 8:08:06 PM
I looked at the Williams website and it looks like you are set up to do 5 gallon batches. Normally boil the extract in about 3 gallons on the stove and then add additional water once it goes in the fermenter. If you are able to boil more on the stove, go for it just as long as you leave room to prevent boil overs. How ever you do it, just top off the fermenter bucket to 5 gallons before pitching the yeast and sealing with your airlock.
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Posted: 7/1/2012 9:00:56 PM
Originally Posted By Brundoggie:
You add additional water to bring it up to batch size, usually 5 gallons for standard buckets. The type of water depends upon your situation and how much you trust your tap water. My first batch I used jugs of purified drinking water from the store, on later batches I just use bolied and cooled tap water. Once boiled, just leave the pot with the lid on and you should be ok until it is time to add to the wort. For the last question, all extract kits I've seen were compatible with a basic starter set as long as it is the same batch size. For example, I think the Mr Beer kits are 3 gallons but most extract kits are 5 gallons. ^^^^This, stick to distiller water though if you're adding post boil. Tap water will most likely be ok but when I used to extract brew I always erred on the side of precaution and used distilled. Now that I do AG, I filter my tap water and never have a problem but AG doesn't require adding water post boil. |
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TaylorWSO
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Posted: 7/3/2012 2:16:01 PM
Originally Posted By ATLDiver: ^^^^This, stick to distiller water though if you're adding post boil. Tap water will most likely be ok but when I used to extract brew I always erred on the side of precaution and used distilled. Now that I do AG, I filter my tap water and never have a problem but AG doesn't require adding water post boil. did distilled taste weird w/o the minerals??? |
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Sniper_Wolfe
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Posted: 7/3/2012 2:39:58 PM
Originally Posted By TaylorWSO:
Originally Posted By ATLDiver:
^^^^This, stick to distiller water though if you're adding post boil. Tap water will most likely be ok but when I used to extract brew I always erred on the side of precaution and used distilled. Now that I do AG, I filter my tap water and never have a problem but AG doesn't require adding water post boil. did distilled taste weird w/o the minerals??? I've never brewed extract, but I've heard it argued both ways –– that you need the minerals, or that the minerals are present from when the maltster made the extract. I would use tap water since it's cheaper, but I think distilled might be the best bet (I buy into the second argument). |
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M4_man_223
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Posted: 7/3/2012 10:34:38 PM
Distilled might be better, but I always use tap...
Like others said, just measure up 5 gallons on your bucket by adding 1 gallon at a time,and marking it... |
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AR-Josh
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Posted: 7/4/2012 1:46:17 PM
Distilled will probably work in an extract brew because you're just re hydrating the wort and all of the minerals were right when they made it. It is NOT to be used when mashing. That being said, I'd use water you would drink and most of us prefer bottled spring water or tap water. So I use that when I do an extract brew.
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Posted: 7/4/2012 2:20:32 PM
Originally Posted By CaliberClark:
Five gallons of wort is what u usually make with a standard kit? If thats the case u dont need to add anymore water right? Most new extract brewers do not have the 7.5+ gallon pot to boil the wort. So they make a concentrated high gravity wort and dilute with water after the boil to make the batch size five gallons and the gravity in the right range. Also, boiling five gallons of water on a stove takes a long time. |
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Posted: 7/4/2012 7:29:45 PM
I use spring water.
Minerals don't come into play until you go all-grain. |
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Posted: 7/5/2012 11:58:51 AM
[Last Edit: 7/5/2012 12:00:06 PM by ATLDiver]
Originally Posted By TaylorWSO:
Originally Posted By ATLDiver:
^^^^This, stick to distiller water though if you're adding post boil. Tap water will most likely be ok but when I used to extract brew I always erred on the side of precaution and used distilled. Now that I do AG, I filter my tap water and never have a problem but AG doesn't require adding water post boil. did distilled taste weird w/o the minerals??? Not that you would really be able to tell. If you really want to get anal and match the style/brew that you're brewing, you can look up what to add to the water but it's not needed for extract. I say distilled because not all bottled water is the same, at least distilled will be pure and have no chance of strange aftertaste. Again, I use tap water that I run through a RO filter and have no problems but just starting out I'd keep it simple. |
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