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jitteringjr · 11-29-2010, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Clifton

Jitteringjr,
So if I omit the munich I'm left with steeping grains. I can steep them for 20-30 min. and boil for 15 min. on the stove while I boil the rest on the turkey fryer outside. Do you think that would satisfy enough of the seven "things going on" to make a good beer?
Thanks for the info.

I don't think you need those things to make a great beer but they don't hurt. And yes 15 min should be good. Just make sure it is a rolling boil. I feel the biggest advantage of the boil is getting rid of the DMS (cooked corn)(I think it tastes like canned tomatoes) off notes.

Clifton · 11-29-2010, 04:18 PM

Terry,
Thanks for the input. I knew I wasn't the only one who thought of doing this.

Clifton · 11-30-2010, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TerryM

I make different beers from the same 10-gal mash/boil using additions made on the stove top. Last time, I started with a pale ale recipe with the bitterness near the lowest target IBU of the beers I was making, then (a) made a hop tea with a bunch of Cascades to make a California Pale in one fermentor (pitched with Safale 05), and (b) steeped some dark grains in a quart or so of water, brought it to a boil and added Northern Brewer to make a Cal Common (pitched with Wyeast 2112).

I used Beersmith to tweak the recipes. Both came out quite tasty.

Did you bring both additions to a boil, or just the California Common one?

TerryM · 11-30-2010, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Clifton

Did you bring both additions to a boil, or just the California Common one?

I brought both to a boil, but for different times. The IPA hop tea was boiled for 60 mins with Chinook to boost the IBUs, then added cascades at 15-min and 0-min for the flavoring and aroma. After steeping the crystal for coloring the Cal-Common, I did a 15-min boil for the flavor and aroma with Northern Brewer.

**bolts** · 11-30-2010, 05:54 AM

Go for it.

Take a look at this thread, or just my post over there. Short version -- Sept/Oct 2010 Zymurgy had a long article on multiple ways to get 2+ batches from one brew day.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/2-batches-one-day-too-ambitious-201990/

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/2-batches-one-day-too-ambitious-201990/index3.html#post2360019