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Split Batch Ideas

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:00 pm
by cannondale
For 10 gallon or larger batches split into two (or more) fermentors, what are some ideas you have come up with?

Yesterday I brewed a wheat base and split it two ways. One half got WB-06 to make a hefeweizen, the other half got US-05 and will get amarillo in secondary to make an american wheat.

Up next will be a DIPA, with one half getting S-04, the other half getting US-05. They will also likely get different dry hops (centennial with the S-04 and cascade with the US-05).

Any other experience or ideas on either getting two quite different styles of finished beer from a common wort? Or even interesting ideas in terms of comparing yeast strains, or dry hopped vs. not dry hopped, etc.?

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:51 pm
by Derek
Brett/bugs, wood, coffee, cocoa nibs, spice (vanilla, cinnamon)...

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:08 am
by JimC
Hot or cold steep some darker grains and add to one half.
Run off half and chill, boil second half longer with more hops/herbs.