splyman

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I have a 5 gal. recipe that I want to make into a 10 gal. recipe. Can I simply double it or will I need to make a few adjustments to make it work?

Thank you for your help,
Scott

BierMuncher

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Doubling up is just fine. I'd advise getting BrewSmith to help formulate your recipes as well as keep track of past winners.

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samc

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Doubling does not account for lower efficiency of larger grain amounts. System adjustments might be needed.

weirdboy

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Also, it assumes you have the capacity to boil the full volume in both cases with the same boil-off rate. If those are different your gravity during the boil will be different as well, which changes your hop utilization.

JonM

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You can double a recipe, triple it, halve it, reduce it by 40%, etc., whatever you like. With the qualifications mentioned above, everything scales.

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