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#256640 - 02/13/12 08:24 AM
For those who split 5 gal batches
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Dinosaur Basement Brewing
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Registered: 03/15/11
Posts: 3008
Loc: OKC
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For those of you who brew 5 gallon batches and split into 2 fermenters, how do you do the yeast? Do you just try and get half of the yeast in each fermenter? Buy 2 yeasts? It's a dry yeast and I plan to rehydrate. I could always divide the rehydrated yeast by weight and pitch each.
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Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
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#256642 - 02/13/12 08:37 AM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: cardinalsfan]
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Registered: 09/25/09
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assuming it is a 11.5g pack (fermentis, etc), just rehydrate, stir the slurry so it is an even mixture, then dump half in each. if it is a "regular" gravity ale, then that pack was made to do a full 5 gallons, so the split would work out perfectly!
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conditioning: Keystone Common
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#256643 - 02/13/12 08:38 AM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: Jon_TWR]
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Dinosaur Basement Brewing
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It's a brown ale. I was planning to use Windsor on it but I could always do half Windsor and half US-05. I would mix before bottling but would bottle some singles of each as well more than likely.
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)
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#256699 - 02/13/12 01:36 PM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: cardinalsfan]
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Whoohoo! I'm brewing!
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Registered: 12/26/11
Posts: 116
Loc: Georgia
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For those of you who brew 5 gallon batches and split into 2 fermenters, how do you do the yeast? Do you just try and get half of the yeast in each fermenter? Buy 2 yeasts? It's a dry yeast and I plan to rehydrate. I could always divide the rehydrated yeast by weight and pitch each. What do you mean split a 5 gallon batch? Do you split the 5 and put them in your MrB kits? Sorry if I am off topic; I was just curious.
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Carbing: Cerveza de Cinco De Mayo, Cowboy Honey Wheat
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Drinking: Mad Dog IPA, Witty Monk Witbier, West Coast Pale ale
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#256702 - 02/13/12 01:51 PM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: Deucebelow]
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Dinosaur Basement Brewing
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Registered: 03/15/11
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Loc: OKC
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most kits from online suppliers are designed for 5 gallon batches. A few guys here buy those kits and brew them as is, splitting the wort into 2 LBKs, 2.5 gallons each.
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)
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#256727 - 02/13/12 03:53 PM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: cardinalsfan]
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Whoohoo! I'm brewing!
Jr. Mr Beer Fan
Registered: 12/26/11
Posts: 116
Loc: Georgia
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most kits from online suppliers are designed for 5 gallon batches. A few guys here buy those kits and brew them as is, splitting the wort into 2 LBKs, 2.5 gallons each. How big is the Mr. B keg? I thought they were only 2 gallons each...what do you do with the last bit of wort? Is there a cost benefit to doing something like that? I have 2 kegs myself...never even thought about doing that.
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Fermenting (LBK1): Some...what I hope turns into...wine. lol
Fermenting (LBK2):
Carbing: Cerveza de Cinco De Mayo, Cowboy Honey Wheat
Conditioning:
Drinking: Mad Dog IPA, Witty Monk Witbier, West Coast Pale ale
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#256728 - 02/13/12 03:57 PM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: Deucebelow]
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Dinosaur Basement Brewing
Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan
Registered: 03/15/11
Posts: 3008
Loc: OKC
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You can fill to the top of the word "Quart" and get about 2.5 gallons in there. The fill line is 2.13 gallons. There may be a slight cost benefit, mainly it is nice to be able to use tried and true recipes and have everything done for you.
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)
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#256763 - 02/13/12 08:05 PM
Re: For those who split 5 gal batches
[Re: cardinalsfan]
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Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 3344
Loc: Whittier, California
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Agree with Cardinalsfan-- I always fill to the "quart"/"liter" mark.
On my lighter colored keg (MB Home Brewery), the 4 and 6 marks are at different levels for quart and liter, but the 8.5 marks are at the same level, and same thing on the my darker brown MB keg (MB Micro Brewer).
Then the words above the marks, quart and liter, are at the same level.
Edited by vp09 (02/13/12 08:51 PM)
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93 Irish Stout (5 gallon LHBS extract kit)
92 Dry Stout (de Malto Seca) Brewing Classic Styles p. 165
91 Oatmeal Stout (McQuakers) BCS p. 169
90 Southern English Brown (Big Ben Brown) Brown Ale: CBS p. 159
89 Southern English Brown (Treacle Treat) Brown Ale: CBS p. 160
88 Mild English Brown BCS, p. 145
87 Southern English Brown BCS, p. 148
86 1750s Brown Brown Ale: CBS p. 154
85 Strong Bitter BCS p. 122
84 Pale Porter CBS Porter, p. 104
83 Special Bitter BCS, p. 119
82 Irish Red Northern Brewers kit
81 Irish Red BCS, p. 129
80 Brown Porter BCS, p. 155
79 Standard Bitter BCS, p. 117
78 Brown; 77 Irish Stout; 76 Dry Stout
75 Brown; 74 Basic Stout; 73 Irish Stout; 72 Porter
69 Smoked Amber Ale; 68 Dane's IPA; 67 Dane's Pale Ale
66 Wormwood 5; 63 Heather Mild
62 Red Ale; 61 LB; 60 Oatmeal Stout 2; 59 Oatmeal Stout
57 Wormwood Rauch 2
53 Wormwood Rauch; 52 Wormwood Peat; 51 Heather Rauch
50 Heather Peat; 49 Wormwood Gruit; 48 Dornbusch's Gruitbier
47 St. Johns Wort & Yarrow
46 Five Herb Gruit: Yarrow, Woodruff, Mugwort, Sweet Gale & Labrador Tea
45 Heather & Sweet Gale; 44 Traditional Gruit: Yarrow, Labrador Tea & Sweet Gale
43 Woodruff, Mugwort, & Bog Myrtle
42 Yarrow & St. Johns Wort; 41 Mugwort & Sweet Gale
40 Sweet Gale; 39 Mugwort; 38 Heather Gruit
37 Yarrow & Bog Myrtle
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