On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 04:46:13PM +0100, Kasper Malmberg wrote: > hver gang du vil lave en test bryg, vil du syntes den er god eller super, og > så vil du ærge dig over at du kun har 4½ liter.
Valid point, but one that I can not quite agree with. Here's my arguments: * Some times I want to keep all factors constant, and vary one. For example, use a different yeast. This is only possible if I make one big wort, and divide it. * More often than not, my main purpose is to learn about beer, more than making some good beer. If it turns good, I can always make more. * Since I only risk a small amount of work and materials (and probably make a large batch of a "safer" beer at the same time), I dare to take more outrageous risks. Like that time I wanted to see what happens when you overdoze hops at various times. None of the results were drinkable on their own, but some could be used as an additive to a beer that lacked various forms of hops. * If I would make all my experiments in 5gl sizes, I would not get as much experimenting done, and/or I would be constantly drunk. * Often I use only the strong first wort for a small batch of really powerful beer, which I can ferment in a small bottle, while the rest of the batch ends up as a normal strength beer. I don't have enough mashing capacity to make 18 liters of the best strong first wort, nor boiling capacity to make ordinary beer of the rest. * That's the way I like to brew. -H -- Heikki Levanto LSD - Levanto Software Development <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
