Scaling a batch size (newbie here)

[AndyMac81]

I've brewed 5 batches (partial mash/extract) so far and they have always been 5 gallon yields. I want to scale down to 2.5 gallon batches so i can brew more more frequently. My question is in order to cut my yield in half, can i simply divide my ingredients and water in half to achieve that goal? Any advice other than to drink miller lite is appreciated.

Windy city guy

 

[BGBC]

Basically yes.

What is your current setup? Do you do partial boils for your 5 gallon batches? If you scale down to 2.5 you might be able to do full boils if you have your brew pot is big enough. In that case your fermentables would still scale the same way, but you'd get better utilization in a full boil and would need to account for that in your hop additions. I use this tool: IBU Calculator

 

[BGBC]

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

 

[BlackGoat]

Brewer's Friend has a scaling function... basically enter in your recipe/ingredients per your 5 or 5.5 gallon batch and then under the Tools drop down tab select scale and enter in your reduced batched size, or vice versa and it will scale the recipe for you. Very good free tool to use!

http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/calculator/