Wort splicing

[Rob DeNunzio]

Hey gang. Just posted a little something something in regards to trying to maximize my brew day by divvying up a 10-gallon mash into two distinctly different 5-gallon brews. Any of you play with techniques like the one I've come to call "7-10 split" brewing, partgyle brewing, or the like? I'd love to hear your ideas, because frankly, as much as I love to play the homebrew card, there are only so many hours in the week...

And yeah, this is that hefeweizen I mentioned making a while back. We shall see...

[Deege]

Hmm.. I almost tried creating a small beer this weekend, but ran out of time. I haven't done it before but I was planning on creating a small beer from my tripel recipe since it takes so much grain. Thought it would be a good candidate to attempt this.

[Rob DeNunzio]

Aka a "single"? Yeah, I've wanted to do this as well, especially since you can't actually find any real abbey-style table beers anywhere outside of Europe. (Not to mention school cafeterias.)

If you experiment with it next time you brew your tripel, let me know how it works out!

[Deege]

The tripel will most likely be the next beer I make, and I will plan to make a single as well.

I think that will fill every keg I own after that. I just made an "Old Speckled Hen" clone for a friend this weekend. Now to start drinking! :)

[Rob DeNunzio]

PS - Here's the first follow-up on what's likely to be an, um, interesting pair of beers. Ahem.