Hi to all,
I would like to start brewing one gallon batches due to the fact I like to experiment a lot with different grains, hops, yeasts and additives. Some have been great 5 gallon batches and some have been hideous. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier but, I recently thought this may be a good idea, cut down on the expense a tad and maybe allow me to brew many different beers in a short amount of time. I have a few questions: What do you use to calculate the grain bill (I have Beersmith...is this ok for the job) or does it convert equally i.e. 10lbs of grain for a 5 gal batch= 5lbs grain for a 2.5gal batch= 2.5lbs grain for a 1.25gal batch?, What is the water/grain ratio (1.25-2 gal/lb)? What fermenting vessels do you like? Can you use a 1 gallon glass bottle to prime and bottle in or split it up? Is BIAB with the total water volume the way to go? How are the hop rates, should they be decreased/increased or left the same? And finally, if I do like the recipe and it does not convert to a 5 gallon batch easily, how do you do it?
Thanks for looking this over and any help is great.
I would like to start brewing one gallon batches due to the fact I like to experiment a lot with different grains, hops, yeasts and additives. Some have been great 5 gallon batches and some have been hideous. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier but, I recently thought this may be a good idea, cut down on the expense a tad and maybe allow me to brew many different beers in a short amount of time. I have a few questions: What do you use to calculate the grain bill (I have Beersmith...is this ok for the job) or does it convert equally i.e. 10lbs of grain for a 5 gal batch= 5lbs grain for a 2.5gal batch= 2.5lbs grain for a 1.25gal batch?, What is the water/grain ratio (1.25-2 gal/lb)? What fermenting vessels do you like? Can you use a 1 gallon glass bottle to prime and bottle in or split it up? Is BIAB with the total water volume the way to go? How are the hop rates, should they be decreased/increased or left the same? And finally, if I do like the recipe and it does not convert to a 5 gallon batch easily, how do you do it?
Thanks for looking this over and any help is great.