Splitting a batch

[sirmichael]

Last weekend I brewed a batch of hefeweizen and the plan was to do a secondary fermentation on a huckleberry purée. I'm thinking now that I may want to split this batch and do half on the huckleberries and leave the other half just a regular hefeweizen.

Is this a bad idea?
Is there anything I need to do if I do split this batch?

Thanks for the help.

 

[NOISEpollution]

If you split them make sure you're splitting them into two 3 gallon carboys. I typically like to do 6 gallon batches when I plan to split them but you shouldn't have a problem with 5 gallons. No, it's not a bad idea, it's actually a great idea.

 

[klnosaj]

Be forewarned, though. Splitting batches ain't easy (or at least it hasn't been for me). If you don't get a dead-even split and/or your carboys aren't graduated you can easily get messed up on the priming sugar. Also, don't forget that the wort stratifies in the primary so if you fill up one carboy from the top of the primary and the other carboy from the bottom, the second one is going to have more floculated and floculating crapola.

Good luck, though! I'm sure you're more clever than I and the problems I've had with splitting batches are solely my own!