hubie
02-07-2009, 04:49 AM
For a variety of reasons, I don't brew nearly as much as I would like, so the idea of parti-gyle intrigues me. I've seen some articles, particularly Randy Mosher's (http://www.brewingtechniques.com/library/backissues/issue2.2/mosher.html#3), that describes very nicely various options to do it.
With my setup, I have two brew pots but one burner. I have both a 10-gal and a 5-gal Igloo cooler. I can have two primaries fermenting at a time, so that wouldn't be an issue (I can also do two simultaneous secondaries). At first blush I am tempted to say that I can't do 15-gallons like Mosher does, though I could use that 5-gal Igloo as a holding tank for a third brew. Though with only one burner I would have to do three consecutive boils, so I think I would have to wait until I can send the spouse out of town because that would be one long day of brewing.
Does anyone have any suggestions what beer combinations to try? I've been waiting to do a high gravity beer and I would hate to let all that useful residual sugar go to waste. Any tips to pass on? I know if I want to try this I will have to be much more organized than usual.
By the way, I'd love to see Mosher's brew day. He talks about how he usually runs the first 6-7 gallons into a "small kettle" and the next 11-13 into a "larger" one. I wonder how many gallons his "big" one would hold?
With my setup, I have two brew pots but one burner. I have both a 10-gal and a 5-gal Igloo cooler. I can have two primaries fermenting at a time, so that wouldn't be an issue (I can also do two simultaneous secondaries). At first blush I am tempted to say that I can't do 15-gallons like Mosher does, though I could use that 5-gal Igloo as a holding tank for a third brew. Though with only one burner I would have to do three consecutive boils, so I think I would have to wait until I can send the spouse out of town because that would be one long day of brewing.
Does anyone have any suggestions what beer combinations to try? I've been waiting to do a high gravity beer and I would hate to let all that useful residual sugar go to waste. Any tips to pass on? I know if I want to try this I will have to be much more organized than usual.
By the way, I'd love to see Mosher's brew day. He talks about how he usually runs the first 6-7 gallons into a "small kettle" and the next 11-13 into a "larger" one. I wonder how many gallons his "big" one would hold?