I've heard of people doing smaller batches for many reasons. One reason that I heard about recently was so that this person could brew more batches without taking shortcuts on his process.
At first, this made no sense to me. How could someone brew more batches by going smaller? How does *that* save time? Then it hit me - the time is saved by quicker heating and cooling. Strike water can be heated quicker, runnings can be brought to a boil quicker, and the hot wort can be chilled quicker. Transfers are quicker too.
Interesting idea, especially if your goal is to make a wider variety of beers.
I currently do all 5 gallon batches. This person does 2 gallon batches. So here is my question:
Assuming all other process steps are the same, does anyone have a good estimate for how much time would be saved by doing a 2 gallon batch compared to a 5 gallon batch?
At first, this made no sense to me. How could someone brew more batches by going smaller? How does *that* save time? Then it hit me - the time is saved by quicker heating and cooling. Strike water can be heated quicker, runnings can be brought to a boil quicker, and the hot wort can be chilled quicker. Transfers are quicker too.
Interesting idea, especially if your goal is to make a wider variety of beers.
I currently do all 5 gallon batches. This person does 2 gallon batches. So here is my question:
Assuming all other process steps are the same, does anyone have a good estimate for how much time would be saved by doing a 2 gallon batch compared to a 5 gallon batch?