I am planning on creating an apple ale, but a thought occurred to me today -- would there be any obvious detriment or drawbacks to me making a ten gallon batch? I have only ever fermented five gallons of any given wort batch at a time.
What I was thinking of doing is brewing 3 gallons of very sugar rich, high gravity wort. After the boil is completed and I cool it down, I would separate 1.5 gallons into two different carboys respectively. I would add around 2.5 gallons of aerated water to each of the carboys, and after a few days of fermentation, then add a gallon of apple cider to each.
What I would be anticipating is ten gallons of fairly light bodied, crisp, low ABV apple ale ready by late October.
In the high gravity wort I was planning on using around 3.3lbs of pilsen LME, and around 4-5 lbs of DME.
Will this work? Or is it a disaster waiting to happen?
What I was thinking of doing is brewing 3 gallons of very sugar rich, high gravity wort. After the boil is completed and I cool it down, I would separate 1.5 gallons into two different carboys respectively. I would add around 2.5 gallons of aerated water to each of the carboys, and after a few days of fermentation, then add a gallon of apple cider to each.
What I would be anticipating is ten gallons of fairly light bodied, crisp, low ABV apple ale ready by late October.
In the high gravity wort I was planning on using around 3.3lbs of pilsen LME, and around 4-5 lbs of DME.
Will this work? Or is it a disaster waiting to happen?