Hey all, I know I'm getting way ahead of myself but the prospect of brewing my first batch in a week has gotten me incredibly excited. I'm gonna keep it simple on the first one, but I can't help but think towards the future.
My question involves splitting a batch (i'll be brewing 5 gallon batches). I read in the techniques forum that it's not advisable to brew in 1 gallon batches because it makes your mistakes (and essentially everything you do) a lot less forgiving/amplified. A lot of recipes I've seen call for a fruit or other kinds of addition at flame out (i know this is often done in the secondary as well, but I would likely be brewing hefes and not using a secondary).
If I were to want to experiment with a bunch of different additions to a standard hefe, would it be possible to split the 5 gallon batch into 5 carlo rossi jugs with whatever addition I choose, and then pitch a bit of yeast from a starter into each?
My question involves splitting a batch (i'll be brewing 5 gallon batches). I read in the techniques forum that it's not advisable to brew in 1 gallon batches because it makes your mistakes (and essentially everything you do) a lot less forgiving/amplified. A lot of recipes I've seen call for a fruit or other kinds of addition at flame out (i know this is often done in the secondary as well, but I would likely be brewing hefes and not using a secondary).
If I were to want to experiment with a bunch of different additions to a standard hefe, would it be possible to split the 5 gallon batch into 5 carlo rossi jugs with whatever addition I choose, and then pitch a bit of yeast from a starter into each?