Hello HBT!
I've got a question that might seem a bit stupid, but I just want to make absolutely sure. I have recently purchased a system capable of producing 15 gallons of boiled wort. I also have a temp controlled freezer that can accommodate my 15 gallon fermenter. However, if I were to use 5 gallon buckets I could easily ferment 30 gallons in the same freezer since the small buckets more easily fit into the freezer.
My questions are:
1.) Would I be able to boil 15 gallons of wort and put it into 3 separate 5 gallon fermenters and then pitch each fermenter separately and also dry hop each separately or is it not as simple as I am thinking?
2.) How would I go about dry hopping these individually? Do I just divide up the dry hops for the 15 gallon batch by 3? Or does each of them being in separate fermenters somehow affect the dry hopping amount?
3.) Should I take gravity readings from each fermenter or can I take the readings from just 1 fermenter and assume that each one of the others are on the same path since they have all been brewed/pitched with the same amounts and times?
Thanks a lot for any advice. I'm currently working on getting a better solution for fermenting but want to put more research into it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I've got a question that might seem a bit stupid, but I just want to make absolutely sure. I have recently purchased a system capable of producing 15 gallons of boiled wort. I also have a temp controlled freezer that can accommodate my 15 gallon fermenter. However, if I were to use 5 gallon buckets I could easily ferment 30 gallons in the same freezer since the small buckets more easily fit into the freezer.
My questions are:
1.) Would I be able to boil 15 gallons of wort and put it into 3 separate 5 gallon fermenters and then pitch each fermenter separately and also dry hop each separately or is it not as simple as I am thinking?
2.) How would I go about dry hopping these individually? Do I just divide up the dry hops for the 15 gallon batch by 3? Or does each of them being in separate fermenters somehow affect the dry hopping amount?
3.) Should I take gravity readings from each fermenter or can I take the readings from just 1 fermenter and assume that each one of the others are on the same path since they have all been brewed/pitched with the same amounts and times?
Thanks a lot for any advice. I'm currently working on getting a better solution for fermenting but want to put more research into it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!