I was wondering if anyone uses the technique of making a partial mash beer as a means to increase batch size due to grain capacity constraints. I suppose this is quite similar to what many do in order to make high gravity beers without making a smaller batch.
I brew on a 6.5 gallon Anvil Foundry and have been feeling like 2.5-3gal batches are just a hair too small. For as often as I’m able to brew around my work schedule, 2.5 gallons just doesn’t quite last long enough. I was hoping to shoot for around 4 gallons, but instead of having to get a whole new system, I thought maybe I could mash like I’m making 3 gallons and then top up with more water and some DME. Ultimately the DME would likely only make up at most 1/3 of my total fermentables depending on the beer. I’m pretty sure I could boil 4.5 gallons in the Anvil 6.5 without any issues.
Anybody else doing something similar or have any additional suggestions/recommendations?
I brew on a 6.5 gallon Anvil Foundry and have been feeling like 2.5-3gal batches are just a hair too small. For as often as I’m able to brew around my work schedule, 2.5 gallons just doesn’t quite last long enough. I was hoping to shoot for around 4 gallons, but instead of having to get a whole new system, I thought maybe I could mash like I’m making 3 gallons and then top up with more water and some DME. Ultimately the DME would likely only make up at most 1/3 of my total fermentables depending on the beer. I’m pretty sure I could boil 4.5 gallons in the Anvil 6.5 without any issues.
Anybody else doing something similar or have any additional suggestions/recommendations?