Recipe Doubling

[daveHQ]

hi guys, i have a recipe i have been using and it's been great! now my mate wants to try it for himself, the problem is he only does double batches

so i was just wondering is ok to just double everything? or should i adjust some things?

also he only brews lights so if i just half the sugar will this be ok

recipe is a toucan

2 cans of cheap farmland (or similar) goo
500g dex
10g cascade @7mins
10g amarillo @2mins
10g amarillo 4 days into fermentation
US-05 yeast
make upto 23ltrs
ferment at 18deg

if i double everything (but leave the dex the same) will this turn out the same but with lower alc%

 

[kocken42]

Doubling will be fine! What alc/vol did you get from your original recipe?

I would suggest leaving the dextrose out entirely for a mid-strength.

 

[daveHQ]

sorry i must confess i've worked out the alc content, i just take a hyro reading at the end to make sure it's finished then bottle a week later, it's strong though, would have to be over 5% i'd guess

so if he adds the 500grams of dex would this make it full strength?, because he prefers light beer, sounds like leaving the dex out is the best option

 

[rendo]

Yep...dex = GORNE!!

Take a hydro reading when ur mate does it...(minus all dex) then take a hydro reading next time u make it at full strength. that way u'll know once you get the FG readings when the brews are done.

rendo

sorry i must confess i've worked out the alc content, i just take a hyro reading at the end to make sure it's finished then bottle a week later, it's strong though, would have to be over 5% i'd guess

so if he adds the 500grams of dex would this make it full strength?, because he prefers light beer, sounds like leaving the dex out is the best option

 

[Hatchy]

If yours is 5% & he wants a light beer (2.5%) wouldn't you just halve all of the fermentables? You could leave the hops the same but only use 1 can & 250g dex to 46L to get a beer that's half the percentage of yours.

 

[kocken42]

But then it's not a Toucan, it's just a Wuncan

 

[Hatchy]

Make it to 92L with the original fermentables if it needs to be a toucan light beer.

 

[Bubba]

hi guys, i have a recipe i have been using and it's been great! now my mate wants to try it for himself, the problem is he only does double batches

so i was just wondering is ok to just double everything? or should i adjust some things?

also he only brews lights so if i just half the sugar will this be ok

recipe is a toucan

2 cans of cheap farmland (or similar) goo
500g dex
10g cascade @7mins
10g amarillo @2mins
10g amarillo 4 days into fermentation
US-05 yeast
make upto 23ltrs
ferment at 18deg

if i double everything (but leave the dex the same) will this turn out the same but with lower alc%

Hi, I get your Alc at about 5.9% as per the recipe, and about 4.9% without the dex.
If your mate does double batches, then at 46 litres he will need 3 kits of goo and lose the dex to get 3.7%.
If he wants to use 4 kits of goo at 46l, then he will get around 4.9%.
Bubba

 

[Swinging Beef]

removing the dex will result in a lower abv reading, but will also noticiably effect the final flavour and mouthfeel of the beer.
try to stick to your proportions (or ratios) to replicate the beer

 

[daveHQ]

thanks for you calcs bubba, i reckon your pretty right about the %5.9, it's pretty powerfull stuff :beerbang:

i agree about not changing it too much, i think what'll i'll tell him to do is leave out the dex and make it upto 50 ltrs (instead of 46ltrs)