Hi all! It’s been forever since u,'ve been here. I,m switching to one gallon batch brewing in most likely BIAB. Red help with tuning recipes down from five gallon since I suck at math lol. Also any BIAB tips…thanks in advAnce and I intend to see what’s around for one gallon kits…thanks:beer:
1 gallon batches are a breeze for BIAB.
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Multiply 5 gallon recipes by 1/5. Also for the biab, I would definitely use a 10 minute mash out at 170 degrees Fahrenheit. It changed efficiency for me drastically. Stir constantly while it is heating to 170 and then rest for 10 mins
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Why are you going down to 1g from what I assume is 5 gallons?
Been a rough year time and finance wise…this way I should be able to keep goin and learning till things get better:beer:
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Should that be divide???
Multiplying by a fraction is the same as dividing.
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You could also use an online recipe site (Brewtoad is free as are several others) Once you enter the recipe, it’s easy to change the batch size.
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I like 1/3 size batches of 1.67 gallons, so just divide all the ingredients in a standard recipe by 3.
I’ve gone as low as 1.25 gallons (which would be dividing by 4) but 1 gallon (divided by 5) just seems so tiny to me, you only really get a 6-pack out of it after trub losses. I still do small batches like that for cider and mead to fit 1-gallon containers to limit head space, but for beer that won’t be sitting in a fermenter for many months, it just doesn’t seem like 1 gallon is enough. But to each his own. Just some stuff to consider.
I may as well throw in my two cents. I also struggle with division. Since you will be using a calculator multiple the five gallon quantities time .2. With multiplication it doesn’t matter which number you type in first.
Butt is it cheaper to brew 5 gal on the end. You save money. Tell me it sucks at the moment. Try to finish my new brew room but cash tight. Freaking both cars broke down.
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