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6 gallons gets me closer to where I want to be than 5. I'm doing EXTRACT only at this point. My source sells fermentables by exact weight so I'm good there. Hops, fine, I will freeze the excess and use later. Can I just pitch the same yeast packet? Anything else I need to consider when doing 6 gallon batches? Anyone out there selling 6 gallon kits?
 
smata67 said:
6 gallons gets me closer to where I want to be than 5. I'm doing EXTRACT only at this point. My source sells fermentables by exact weight so I'm good there. Hops, fine, I will freeze the excess and use later. Can I just pitch the same yeast packet? Anything else I need to consider when doing 6 gallon batches? Anyone out there selling 6 gallon kits?
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Not that I've seen. The best way to do custom size batches would be to do all grain and measure the amounts of each ingredient accordingly. Or buy two 5 gal. kits and use 60% of them and then do a 4 gal. batch later.
 
11 gram packets of quality dry yeast like Safale are more than enough for 6 gallon batches. Some of those smaller packets (7 grams?) they sell with pre packed kits are iffy IMO for 5 gallons.
 
I've started doing 6 gallon batches as well - I've adjusted my recipes and figure since I've got the room in my fermentation buckets and my boil pot I might as well maximize my output. I haven't had any issues so far pitching 11g sachet of dry yeast or a pitchable smack pack either.
 

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