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05-18-2007, 05:10 PM
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24 Hours of Beer Brewing (Sat May 26)
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So the hammer has been thrown down by a couple friends and fellow club members, to see who can brew the most batches of beer in a 24 hour brew session. Insane I know, but I must defend my honor. I will be going up aginst a couple of other teams, one who will be using a Sabco and a cooler set-up. My team will have two cooler mash tuns, a keggle and an 8 gal boil kettle, multiple burners and HLTs.
I have on hand two pounds of German Hallertau, and will have shortly 55 lbs of american 2 row and 55 lbs of Maris Otter, along with a few other things for a couple of specific batches.
A batch is being determined by boil size, (ie. 10 gal boil = one batch, two 5 gal boils = two batches) Just thought I should define that up front. I have been reading heavily on Parti-gyle and SWIG brewing.
I am curently trying to put together recipies and a game plan for the order of brewing that will best lend itself to pulling a big beer and a small beer (at least) off of every mash. Again we are going for the most batches (can be the same beer more than once too) then if there is a tie we will use quantity. We are trying to make good beer so quality is ultimatly more important than quantity. I am thinking that each team will end up brewing any where from 25-50 gallons depending on the efficiency of thier proccesses.
I really could use any help, tips, sugestions, crticisms, recipees, or other knowledge that you all may deem as relivent, it would be greatly apreciated. I will be updating as the date (26 May 2007) Draws closer as well as posting the results of the brew off.
Cheers and wish me luck!
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05-18-2007, 05:40 PM
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Kick Arse!!! Have pumps or a bunch of empty cornies and co2 around for faster fluid movement.
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05-18-2007, 05:43 PM
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Wanna buy a 64 gallon kettle? Heh.
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05-18-2007, 05:50 PM
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How many fermenters and burners do you have? Theoretically, you should be able to mash one beer while boiling another. One burner keeps a ready supply of ~170° water for stiking and sparging, while the other is boiling wort.
You could always buy a couple of no-boil kits if you need to make up some ground at the end 
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05-18-2007, 05:53 PM
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So, do 5 one gallon batches equal 5 batches?
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05-18-2007, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by wop31
A batch is being determined by boil size, (ie. 10 gal boil = one batch, two 5 gal boils = two batches) Just thought I should define that up front.
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So if you do a few 10-gallon sparges, but from each of those you do, say, 10 x 1-gallon boils, you win?
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05-18-2007, 06:10 PM
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Can you do big beer, session beer and small beer? Cuts down your grain useage.
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05-18-2007, 06:18 PM
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When is the 24 hour tasting session?
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05-18-2007, 08:49 PM
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I don't think I can offer any brewing advice, but I will offer this advice - ENJOY THE HELL OUT OF IT! I think is an awesome idea, I wish I had a homebrew club willing to take this on. I'm sure it will be tough, but it will be an awesome memory - plus all the brew. Maybe make at least one big beer you can save for a long time to remember you victory.
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05-18-2007, 08:53 PM
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I just want to know where the party is gonna be in 4-6 weeks 
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