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I have conceded that in my situation (electric stove, gas burners forbidden), I'm not going to be able to do a legitimate full boil for a 5 gallon batch. Heat sticks would be an option, but the frequency of BOLD RED TEXT in the instructions makes me a wee bit nervous.
I may do some smaller batches, but I'd also like to try splitting the recipe into two kettles on two separate burners, and then combine them after the boil. My understanding is that this would be about the same as a full boil in one kettle, except for the extra step of combining the wort. Is that right? Most people on here seem to think hot side aeration won't be a problem, so I'm not worried about that when combining the batches. Are there any other dangers in boiling this way?
If I'm using a counterflow chiller (I haven't used one before, but I intend to for this boil method), do I need to combine the wort into one pot and then chill all at once, or can I chill the one kettle's wort, put it into the fermenter, and then chill the other kettle's wort on top of it?
I may do some smaller batches, but I'd also like to try splitting the recipe into two kettles on two separate burners, and then combine them after the boil. My understanding is that this would be about the same as a full boil in one kettle, except for the extra step of combining the wort. Is that right? Most people on here seem to think hot side aeration won't be a problem, so I'm not worried about that when combining the batches. Are there any other dangers in boiling this way?
If I'm using a counterflow chiller (I haven't used one before, but I intend to for this boil method), do I need to combine the wort into one pot and then chill all at once, or can I chill the one kettle's wort, put it into the fermenter, and then chill the other kettle's wort on top of it?