I love beer, I love my homebrew, but I'm starting to love the brewing process a bit more than both. I want to get better and for that I need more practice. I also want to experiment a LOT and try to brew weekly. I also want to experiment with some big beers yet with the limitations of only have 2 taps in my kegerator, I can bottle the smaller batches and not have so much of a chore or $ into the batch if things go bad lol.
My current setup includes a 15 gallon spike brew kettle with a brew bag. I can handle mash temps on a 5 gallon batch no problem. I'll also be adding reflectix shortly to make it even easier and have to apply less heat.
How much different will be brewing 1 gallon batches compared to 5? Harder to maintain mash temp? I've rigged together a bottom for my pot using a canning rack and some stainless steel bolts to raise it 2" or so. I also constantly stir every couple minutes.
Anyone brewing 1 gallon batches? Comments? A good place to read on the forum? As I have not came across any specific forums so far.
My current setup includes a 15 gallon spike brew kettle with a brew bag. I can handle mash temps on a 5 gallon batch no problem. I'll also be adding reflectix shortly to make it even easier and have to apply less heat.
How much different will be brewing 1 gallon batches compared to 5? Harder to maintain mash temp? I've rigged together a bottom for my pot using a canning rack and some stainless steel bolts to raise it 2" or so. I also constantly stir every couple minutes.
Anyone brewing 1 gallon batches? Comments? A good place to read on the forum? As I have not came across any specific forums so far.