Help with adjusting recipe (noob alert)

[HTH1975]

Hi all,

I'm thinking of halving the recipe for the brew I'm planning, as 40 pints is lot of beer if I'm not keen on it.

I'm assuming that I just half all of the ingredients, but do I still mash and boil for the same time as a full batch?

 

[Double_D]

Yes. Conversion and utilization would stay the same regardless of you final volume produced.

 

[HTH1975]

Excellent - thanks for confirming that :0)

I'm still very much in the early days of brewing, so it's fun to try different styles so I can brew more often - I only have so much space available, so having a few smaller batches fermenting is doable. Maybe 5 litre batches to get around 10 bottles.

 

[andrewf1985]

Yes for malt but you cant just half the hops and get the same IBUs. Brewers friend has a recipe sheet on which you can input the full recipe and then change the batch size. This will work it out so you can match what your wanting to make

 

[HTH1975]

ahh, that sounds perfect - I'll have a look at that program