Jim's Beer Kit

Hello, I'd be using extract or BIAB, to brew IPA or lagers. I would've sanitize the bucket yes. Let me reformulate my question: I'm limited by my brew kettle capacity, so can I do 12L of wort, put it in the sterile bucket, then dilute the wort with 12L of cooled boiled (sterile) water? Then add the ...

Hello, I'm a student so I'm brewing on a very low budget... I've bought a 12L Wilko stock pot and a 24L fermentation bucket. So far I sterilized 12L of water alone, put it in the bucket, then brewed the other 12L with 24L proportions. Is this good practice, does this have an impact on the brew quali...