Double Brew

[studley75]

Me and a few mate have started brewing again and just brought a 60 plastic fermentor
My question is will it work if i just doudle brew a batch eg by two lots of a brew kit and put them in together?
don't want to start it if it aint going to work
Can anynoe shed some light on this for me

 

[Ross]

Me and a few mate have started brewing again and just brought a 60 plastic fermentor
My question is will it work if i just doudle brew a batch eg by two lots of a brew kit and put them in together?
don't want to start it if it aint going to work
Can anynoe shed some light on this for me

Yes....it'll be fine.

cheers Ross

 

[Wortgames]

It'll work just fine, just double up on everything (including yeast).

Remember that a 60 litre fermenter full of beer isn't easy to move around though.

 

[Wortgames]

:angry: sniped

 

[studley75]

It'll work just fine, just double up on everything (including yeast).

Remember that a 60 litre fermenter full of beer isn't easy to move around though.

Thanx guys will give it a go
Cheers

 

[Keifer]

Yeah 60l fermentors are f**king heavy as (specially if you have a bad back!). I always get help to move em, i always get help to move 25l too.

What are you planning to brew?

 

[studley75]

Yeah 60l fermentors are f**king heavy as (specially if you have a bad back!). I always get help to move em, i always get help to move 25l too.

What are you planning to brew?

Just a run of the mill tooheys lager with dex to see how well it works
will let you know how it go's

 

[domonsura]

You think a 60l is hard to move, try a 120l Doesn't happen.....
You'll be fine with the double batch, done it a few times, but as the others have said, make sure to double everything not just the malt extract and water....and then sit back and get ready to have double the fun

 

[Jazzafish]

use more malt than dextrose, even no dextrose as I find it makes a beer cidery

 

[pint of lager]

Watch your ferment temperatures.

Yeast generates some heat as it works.

A double batch has less surface area and less area for this extra heat to be dissapated.