WorryWort
Well-Known Member
Here's my deal: I'm new to AG. But in the interest of planning ahead I bought a 60qt cooler so that I can handle 10 gallon batches.
The problem is that I only have an 8 gallon SS kettle and I'd like to try to make 10 gallons of beer at the same gravity, but with 2 separate boils. I do know how to partigyle, but that's not my goal now.
I'm wondering how, or if, I could batch sparge and collect my first boil volume (~6.5 gallons) into my kettle, and then maybe put the second boil volume into another carboy or pail to be boiled after the first one's in the primary. I do realize this will consume several hours... but I don't care.
I'd like no more than a 5% variance in OG between the beers. Is there anyway I could get roughly the same gravities from the first 6.5 gallons of runnings as I will from the last 6.5? Is there any other solution that will equalize the gravities of the separate volumes?
All ideas welcome (Recommending that I buy a bigger kettle does not count!)
Thanks!
The problem is that I only have an 8 gallon SS kettle and I'd like to try to make 10 gallons of beer at the same gravity, but with 2 separate boils. I do know how to partigyle, but that's not my goal now.
I'm wondering how, or if, I could batch sparge and collect my first boil volume (~6.5 gallons) into my kettle, and then maybe put the second boil volume into another carboy or pail to be boiled after the first one's in the primary. I do realize this will consume several hours... but I don't care.
I'd like no more than a 5% variance in OG between the beers. Is there anyway I could get roughly the same gravities from the first 6.5 gallons of runnings as I will from the last 6.5? Is there any other solution that will equalize the gravities of the separate volumes?
All ideas welcome (Recommending that I buy a bigger kettle does not count!)
Thanks!