Bri's thinking again!!!..small batches (4.5l)

Slid said:

Hi Bri

I think the way to go is to brew 10L or 15L as usual and then put the batch into 2 or 3 DJ's with some hop pellets, then bottle.

Give me a shout if you want some more details on my thinking.

Sandy

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Manxnorton said:

yeah as we talked in a PM Sandy.
but I'm confused how to do it...I understand what your meaning.
for example d a 15l 'Ale'.....no probs there (the gf would it no probs)
after the boil and having to divide the 3 x 4.5l batches I'm lost....
if you know what I mean......
so if you take me the steps...i.e. just finished the boil.....
its lost in my mind sorry....the should rename the phase 'Learning difficulty's' to Bri's syndrome...
the simple tasks can be as hard as a major one to me...lost logical thinking.
I can still remember how to operate a few million pounds of a battle tank, but just now getting so much guidance n help from all of yous makes me at times a PITA..i hate bothering yous, ok some know me now and know what's happened...but I'm still a proud man....
anyways....
I digress.............
where was we..
ohhhhh..just finished the boil of 15L 'Ale'..
sorry over to yous if u don't mind
ive no Scooby's...
thank u so much as always..
ohhhhh! it would be a help if how to do it is in pics etc...as you know :-)

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Manxnorton said:

hello all,
yes your right, the daft old bugger is off again:lol:
with so many beers and lagers i would like to try, i got thinking how to make small batch,how to make then etc.
Ive got plenty of DJ's and the room to do them...let alone time:mrgreen:
with my battered brain, the question how i can a AG batch.
Thinking Clibits simple AG thread....i dont know!
i could a 13.5L batch of something and then experiment on each of the 4.5l brews for the hops etc.
but this is going to mash my heed.....pardon the pun:lol:
any help would be emazing....n once i get it into my head ill be happy.:thumb:

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JFB said:

I know what your saying, so many beers to make.. I just end up giving them to the lads at work so I can hurry up and brew another.
Small batches would be good.. But what if I run out:

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JFB said:

I see your small batch thinking was 4.5L mine is probably 12-15!! I could then brew most weeks:whistle: still plenty for the boys and will keep me interested..

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Brew_DD2 said:

Or you could make a pale ale base as you normally would and try different yeasts out once you've split into your fvs. It can be quite fun to do that as well as all of the hop experiments.

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Brew_DD2 said:

Aye, for these sort of experiments where you split up a batch to try different hops, it's a good idea to do a basic pale ale base. Good clean bittering hop, nice aroma hop for the whole batch. Then when you split the batch into the different fermenters you could go with different dry hops in each once the primary fermentation is complete.

Good way of trying out different dry hops. Or if you prefer, you could try different yeasts out. Think maybe something like US-05, a British yeast and a Saison yeast. That way you'll get 3 very different beers.

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Brew_DD2 said:

Sounds brilliant mate. Great choice of hops too. I'm jealous now! Probably wouldn't have Magnum as a dry hop though.

To keep it simple you could start by using the same yeast and different hops from dry hopping. Then the next time you do this, try different yeasts.

The beauty of this is that you can do what you like!

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Brew_DD2 said:

Haha that's weekends for you! Those beers look great and all those hops should bring something a wee bit different to the table.

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