ftrombley

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Good Day,

I have a Mr Beer kit but would like to use other recepies. Most recipies call for ingredients for making 5 gallons. My question is on Mash time. When you only want to make a 2 gal bach of beer, is the mash time and hops time shortened by a factor of 5? A Kolsch recipe calls for a finished volume of 5 gals. I only want to brew 2 gals but don’t know if I should use the 90 min mash time or should use 30 min since my volume is only 2 gal. As you can tell, I’m new at this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

FlyingHorse

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Generally, batch size and mash time are unrelated. Do the same length mash for 2g as you would for 5g.

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Batch size has no effect on mash times or hopping schedules. They would affect water volumes, grain bill, and hop amounts.

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ftrombley

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Thanks, I appreciate your speedy reply