AnthonyD
Well-Known Member
Here's my quandary: I am getting ready to brew my first batch in the next couple of days, and I was planning to do one batch and see how it goes. However, I have all my ingredients for 2 full batches - one amber ale and one lager. (Both LME/specialty grain kits)
So I thought I would do this:
- Brew the Ale, and put it in 6gal Better-Bottle for Primary, then Brew the Lager and put it in the fermenting bucket for Primary.
- Then when the ale is all ready, transfer to bottling bucket and bottle it. I would then have the Better-Bottle available for secondary/lagering/clearing of the Lager (after cleaning/sanitizing the B.Bottle of course).
My only apprehension is that I thought it might be good to start with just one batch and make whatever mistakes, learn from my errors, etc etc - rather than risk screwing up both batches from beginner mistakes.
What says the wisdom of HBT??
So I thought I would do this:
- Brew the Ale, and put it in 6gal Better-Bottle for Primary, then Brew the Lager and put it in the fermenting bucket for Primary.
- Then when the ale is all ready, transfer to bottling bucket and bottle it. I would then have the Better-Bottle available for secondary/lagering/clearing of the Lager (after cleaning/sanitizing the B.Bottle of course).
My only apprehension is that I thought it might be good to start with just one batch and make whatever mistakes, learn from my errors, etc etc - rather than risk screwing up both batches from beginner mistakes.
What says the wisdom of HBT??