Hi - I'm new here. Haven't been brewing long either - usually joining in with a group of guys that does it regularly and watching/helping.
I've been thinking about a way to brew two wheat beers at once and am wondering if this is possible:
1. End product would be a hefeweizen and a dunkelweizen each in a 3g carboy.
2. Method would be to match the base malt and wheat malt between each beer and mash in one large pot, while mashing specialty grains for the dunkel in a separate pot.
3. Combine darker and lighter wort in one carboy right after boil for the dunkel before pitching, and use the rest of the lighter wort for the hefe.
Would this be possible? Am I missing some kind of bonding reactions that would make a huge difference by mashing the specialty grains separate from the rest?
If anyone knows of a thread where this has been done before, I'd appreciate a link. I haven't yet formulated out a recipe because I didn't know if this would even be possible.
I've been thinking about a way to brew two wheat beers at once and am wondering if this is possible:
1. End product would be a hefeweizen and a dunkelweizen each in a 3g carboy.
2. Method would be to match the base malt and wheat malt between each beer and mash in one large pot, while mashing specialty grains for the dunkel in a separate pot.
3. Combine darker and lighter wort in one carboy right after boil for the dunkel before pitching, and use the rest of the lighter wort for the hefe.
Would this be possible? Am I missing some kind of bonding reactions that would make a huge difference by mashing the specialty grains separate from the rest?
If anyone knows of a thread where this has been done before, I'd appreciate a link. I haven't yet formulated out a recipe because I didn't know if this would even be possible.