About to do my first BIAB brew day. I bought a 5 gallon kit and am planning on splitting it into two 2.5 gallon brew days as my kettle only has 5 gallon capacity. Originally, I was planning on just putting them in two separate fermenters and just combining them in the bottling bucket when fermentation is done as they are the exact same recipe. However, I started thinking what if I just brew the first one normally, let it cool overnight in the fermenter without pitching the yeast, then do the second brew day, cool it down with a wort chiller, transfer to the fermenter with the previous days wort, then pitch the yeast.
Are there any reasons not to do this beyond the risks of cooling wort overnight? Is there a better way to go about this?
Any insight is much appreciated
Are there any reasons not to do this beyond the risks of cooling wort overnight? Is there a better way to go about this?
Any insight is much appreciated