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I was trying to figure out if I could use one of my setups to brew Barleywine / Imperial Stout / Quad styles and was wondering if this would work. I can brew 5 gallon batches with a 12qt brew kettle. I was thinking that trying to use one wort in my 12qt pot would be practically unmanageable...

That's very helpful, thanks. Could I apply the same principal to an all-grain batch? Would something like this 2.5 gal Belgian Wit recipe work in a 3 gal brew kettle? Grain bill: 6 lbs total of malted wheat, Belgian pilsner malt, light crystal malt, flaked wheat and flaked oats 6 lbs *...

I live in a small apartment and usually brew full-boil 2.5 gallon batches of extract + grain. I'd like to take the half step forward and properly conduct a single temperature mini-mash by using DeathBrewer's thread as a guide. The limiting factor of my system is the volume of my boil...

I know that Wyeast Activator (125ml) packets are designed for standard strength 5 gallon batches and should be started beforehand. If I were brewing a 2.5 gallon batch, could I pitch the full 125ml without the use of the starter? Or should I make a starter with some/all of the Activator? Thanks.

I've been waiting to homebrew forever, but I have always held off due to living in small apartments. A few weeks ago, I decided that life was too short to wait, and now I'm just going to make due with what I have. In preparation, I've read Palmer's and Papazian's books a few times each. I am...