Hi folks,
I have been doing all grain 5 gallon batches for many years, but recently came across an extra kegging system that I am giving to a friend as he starts up. He doesnt have any other equipment and I'm not quite ready to buy my 15 gallon SS system yet, but I want to get him hooked so I'm thinking we can brew some double batches and split them into two fermenters and then he can take a keg of homebrew with him a few times and then he'll never look back.
So, to execute my plan, we need to brew 11 gallons of beer in a 7.5 gallon boil kettle. thoughts? Can I get enough sugar out of a concentrated mash to split 3 gallons into 2 fermenters and add 2.5 gallons of water to each? Or am I better off doing a partial mash and adding extract? If the latter, how should I split up the grain bill/extract? Specialty grains in the mash and 2-row extract?
Are there any recipes for this sort of thing? I'd like to brew a big hoppy IPA as that is what he likes, but I definitely don't think I could get enough grain in my tun for a high enough OG to then dilute it by half. I have a big orange igloo tun.
Thanks!
I have been doing all grain 5 gallon batches for many years, but recently came across an extra kegging system that I am giving to a friend as he starts up. He doesnt have any other equipment and I'm not quite ready to buy my 15 gallon SS system yet, but I want to get him hooked so I'm thinking we can brew some double batches and split them into two fermenters and then he can take a keg of homebrew with him a few times and then he'll never look back.
So, to execute my plan, we need to brew 11 gallons of beer in a 7.5 gallon boil kettle. thoughts? Can I get enough sugar out of a concentrated mash to split 3 gallons into 2 fermenters and add 2.5 gallons of water to each? Or am I better off doing a partial mash and adding extract? If the latter, how should I split up the grain bill/extract? Specialty grains in the mash and 2-row extract?
Are there any recipes for this sort of thing? I'd like to brew a big hoppy IPA as that is what he likes, but I definitely don't think I could get enough grain in my tun for a high enough OG to then dilute it by half. I have a big orange igloo tun.
Thanks!