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Double mash one day later.

Post by MashBag » Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:49 am

Had anyone tried getting a brew started and then adding another wort to it?

Like this ...
Day 1. Brew A. Mash, boil & pitch.
Day 2. Brew B. Mash, boil & chill.
Then add it to the brew A fermenter.

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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by Cobnut » Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:57 am

Not tried it, but I can't see why it wouldn't work as a means of producing a large (double) batch. By the time you add the second batch of wort, the first should be well into fermentation; almost like a big starter.

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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by MashBag » Thu Sep 30, 2021 10:02 am

That was my thinking. Thanks

A very easy way to making bigger batches. I mash overnight, so it makes a double brew easy.

Triple brew?

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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by killer » Thu Sep 30, 2021 10:47 am

A very large number of microbreweries do this.

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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by Cobnut » Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:14 am

My fermenters are not large enough for a double batch, but I can fit 30L in them which is more than I can normally produce with my GF30.

So I make batch stronger than required for 23/25L and liquor back to get to 30L; usually adding extra sparge liquor before I cool/transfer

Only one mash/brew day and plenty of beer/ale :)
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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by MashBag » Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:20 am

killer wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 10:47 am
A very large number of microbreweries do this.
At that level it makes sense.. Mashing is the more expensive bit, Fermenters are much cheaper.

Anyone got a used BM200?

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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by MashBag » Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:22 am

Cobnut wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:14 am
My fermenters are not large enough for a double batch, but I can fit 30L in them which is more than I can normally produce with my GF30.
This only occurred to me yesterday when I tripped over a stainless stock pot that must be 50L ish

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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by Cobnut » Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:55 am

MashBag wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:22 am
This only occurred to me yesterday when I tripped over a stainless stock pot that must be 50L ish
Is the plan to use it as a fermenter?
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Re: Double mash one day later.

Post by MashBag » Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:27 pm

Yup.. Might have a measure first. Make sure there is enough headspace.

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