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I was doing a quick job at a house this morning (I'm a Locksmith, not a burglar) and the fella there had a brew on the go in a 60L FV.
He told me he brewed 53L batches at a time (four times a year) to get 100 bottles of beer, each batch.
As an aside, as a bitter drinker, he told me every batch was the same. 3 single kit bitter cans, 2.5KG brewing sugar and 2 jars of Holland & Barrett Malt Extract. All 3 kit yeasts and 'half a tub' of yeast nutrient.
(I left his house with two bottles, and they were terrific)
He told me he left every brew in the FV for 4 weeks and had never once taken a gravity reading! Had never had a dodgy brew either.
His setup has really got me thinking. I love most brews, but am predominantly a Stout drinker, so am very much thinking of getting hold of a big FV myself, to knock up a big brew myself.
Has anyone experience of these bigger FVs?
Of course an obvious downside would be a bad brew, being a BIG bad brew, so a lot of waste. But, barring a disaster, bottling up 100 bottles sounds terrific to me!
Thoughts? Is there an obvious downside I'm not seeing past?
Cheers.
He told me he brewed 53L batches at a time (four times a year) to get 100 bottles of beer, each batch.
As an aside, as a bitter drinker, he told me every batch was the same. 3 single kit bitter cans, 2.5KG brewing sugar and 2 jars of Holland & Barrett Malt Extract. All 3 kit yeasts and 'half a tub' of yeast nutrient.
(I left his house with two bottles, and they were terrific)
He told me he left every brew in the FV for 4 weeks and had never once taken a gravity reading! Had never had a dodgy brew either.
His setup has really got me thinking. I love most brews, but am predominantly a Stout drinker, so am very much thinking of getting hold of a big FV myself, to knock up a big brew myself.
Has anyone experience of these bigger FVs?
Of course an obvious downside would be a bad brew, being a BIG bad brew, so a lot of waste. But, barring a disaster, bottling up 100 bottles sounds terrific to me!
Thoughts? Is there an obvious downside I'm not seeing past?
Cheers.
