Back-to-back batches, who's doing it?

[hio3791]

Saturday night I did my first back-to-back brew, made 11 gal of Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale followed by 5.5 gal of Apricot Blonde Ale. It took nearly 7 hrs. However, since it normally takes me 5 hrs to brew 11 gal, I see it as, 5.5 gal for an additional 2 hrs. Logistically, it's much easier to brew back-to-back batches.

Since this was my first back-to-back session, I tried to align simpler recipes so that I could concentrate on the process. Eventually, I would like to brew two 11 gal batches and I am hoping I can cut some time off too.

 

[MidTNJasonF]

at least half of my brew days are back to back batches. I normally only do 5 gallon batches since I want variety and not quantity most of the time. If I am setting up, prepping, and cleaning up gear it is just so much simpler to add a couple hours and make a second batch. It does not hurt that my ferm chamber can hold two carboys perfectly with room for the blow off jug as well.

 

[passedpawn]

I do back-to-back 11g batches. If I get started early, I can knock both out, and cleaned up, in 6 hours. Batch 2 is in mashtun while batch 1 boils.

 

[smakudwn]

I typically do this also, I am hoping to do this tonight! I try and have 1 mashing while the other is boiling.

 

[Johnnyhitch1]

Planning a huge RIS where im going to partigyle for a coconut rasperry porter.
Not the same as a double brewday but helps without reloaded the tun for a secound batch.

My problem is i start drinking before i even dough in, by the end of the boil and usually 12 noon im a little toasty and always have the thought of a double brewday but can never push myself for it. I brew once mayb 2 times a week and only have 4 carboys and 6 kegs. Sometimes i dont have room for another batch!!

 

[Paul_Aris]

Almost all my brew days are now back to back 10 gallon. So at the end of the day Ivhave 20 gallons fermenting. It only adds a coiole of hours.

 

[BMClark2210]

Pretty much every time I have brewed has been back to back bc my buddy and I both brew at the same time. It's fun but the wife gets mad lol

 

[solbes]

I've done it 3 times and I do shave off at least 1.5 hours by doing so. The last time I made a Duvel that had a 90 minute boil and a Westy XII that had a double decoction. Phew that was a long day of brewin.

I still do single batches most of the time, I'm ready to drink after I carry the boiling 5.8 gallons of water up the stairs to hook up to chiller. I limit myself to one brew until after doing so.

 

[DPBISME]

I have done a couple of them this Spring because of linmited time to brew and I needed the beer for personal consumption and a couple parties.

I will probably do it once more before the Summer is over.

It makes for a long brew day but it is someways it is better then just doing one batch because everything is set up and ready to go. Usually it is a three day process:

1. Set up the equipment (an hour)
2. Brew the beer and cleaning the equipment
3. put the equipment away (an hour)

If I did all of that in one day I would be exhausted.

 

[McBrewskie]

Did it yesterday!