“I brew a lot of High Gravity beer. I normally do not get the exact gravity I want, this was very helpful in making a bigger batch, getting the wort gravity I want. Maybe making a parti-gyle from a second running. I have thought about getting a...”
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“I brew a lot of High Gravity beer. I normally do not get the exact gravity I want, this was very helpful in making a bigger batch, getting the wort gravity I want. Maybe making a parti-gyle from a second running. I have thought about getting a second mash tun and making two small 3 gallon batches of high gravity wort, then adding to the boil kettle for a 5.5/6 gallon batch. Highly recommend a blow off tube, or splitting the wort into two carboys (if doing a 5 gallon batch) as I often do to manage kruasen build up and becoming a mess. I oxygenate, but maybe not enough, or use enough nutrient 2-3 days into fermentation. I normally make two 800 ml starters and pitch both to a 5.5/6 gallon batch, or if I do split the batch between two carboys, I add a starter to each. Another trick I do; I use the hot wort of the beer I am making, quickly cool, pitch the yeast and put on a stir plate until ready to pitch into my beer.”
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