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I would like to do 10 gallon batches but my pot size limits me.

Is it a good idea to mash a 10 gallon grain bill and sparge for 2 five gallon batches to save time in two separate mashes? I suppose I would have to thoroughly mix the 2 five gallon run offs to get equal gravities.

Anyone tried this?
 
I made one 5 gallon batch like that a number of years ago. Had about 15 # of grain in one pot, about 10 in another and treated them like two separate mashes until boil time. Sparged the runoff into one pot, then boiled as normal.
 
If you do it, you may have one five gallon batch waiting for the kettle. If so, i would do a mashout prior to sparge so the enzymes are denatured, otherwise your second batch will be converting while waiting for the kettle and could "dry out" and produce a thinner higher alcoholic brew.
 

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