Splitting the wort for two single hop brews

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Pigster
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Splitting the wort for two single hop brews

Post by Pigster » Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:15 am

Hi,
I’m looking to play around with some single hop beers, roughly 12.5 litres of each.
If I input 25 litres into Brewfather this gives me a pre boil volume of 30 litres. Can I split this and if so is it a straight 50/50 or should I allow slightly more for the second half given that part will have sat in a separate vessel for an hour or so whilst the first half is boiled etc then to FV.
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Splitting the wort for two single hop brews

Post by f00b4r » Sat Apr 10, 2021 12:10 pm

That should be fine. You can always top up slightly with water if there is evaporation but I would hold the second batch of wort in a sealed insulated container if you can, so it should not be an issue.

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Re: Splitting the wort for two single hop brews

Post by MashBag » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:38 am

No reason why not. Good idea, just make sure the elements are always covered although this shouldn't be a problem.

I like single hop brews, my house brew is Cascade (only) & very close to BrewDogs Punk IPA
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Re: Splitting the wort for two single hop brews

Post by Pigster » Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:35 am

Excellent, thanks guys!

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