11 Gal down to 5?

[Chip]

Hi all,

I am new to the brewing experience and have found several recipes that I can see making in the future. Most of them list as making making 11 gallons at a time and I currently only have the equipment to make 5.

My questions are these:

Is there a formula for cutting a recipe down to make only 5 gallons?
Is everyone making larger batches and therefore I am alone in my learning?
Am I just missing how the recipies are listed?

Thanks for your advice, recipies, and wisdom. Already I have learned much about this wonderful process.

I have a British Bitter in the bottle and a stout in the secondary right now. Just waiting for everything to age or settle a bit and then sample away.

 

[Ryanh1801]

download beer smith.. You can cut the recipes down.

 

[Surly]

You can find Beer Smith here: http://www.beersmith.com/

As Ryan mentioned download it. You will be able to use the free version for awhile then purchase it fo rlike $20.00.

You will learn to seek it out for many, many brewing activities. BTW - it also has a database of beers to brew.

 

[shafferpilot]

or you could just multiply each of the ingredients times 5/11 ...... but good brewing software will be a necessity soon enough, so you might as well bite the bullit.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Go download BeerSmith and play with it, you won't be disappointed. Once you really get into brewing you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.

 

[Chip]

Many thanks to everyone. I downloaded the software last night and played with it a bit. I am not real sure how everything fits together but I wil work through it.

Orfy's Mild Mannered Ale and BierMuncher's Aberdeen Brewery - Session Haus Ale both look simply super and something I would like to try. To do so the recipe needs to be broken down to my level.

I'll get there with a home brew in my hand and a smile on my face.

 

[the_bird]

Most people make 5.5 gallon batches to account for beer lost in the fermenter. Divide the receipe in half and you're golden.