Good afternoon everyone. I am hoping to glean some experience from you guys regarding batch consistency. I'm still a brewery-in-planning, so my set-up is 1BBL kettle, 20gallon MT, and 6gallon better bottle carboys for FVs. I have noticed that we will have batch variation between several FVs - for instance - if we brew a 15gallon batch and split into 3 separate FVs, the bitterness and sugar content seems to vary if we fill the FVs one after another. Even if we whirlpool the kettle after KO, it seems that the the carboys can end up being all over the place in regards to bitterness consistency.
I understand that on a commercial scale, this will likely not be something you guys experience, but perhaps you do. Also - I understand the sugar difference in the kettle - bottom of the kettle compared to the top - but why doesn't whirlpooling fix this and homogenize everything? What about bitterness? How can one carboy end up with substantially more isomerized a-acids?
I appreciate the discussion in advance. Cheers guys.
I understand that on a commercial scale, this will likely not be something you guys experience, but perhaps you do. Also - I understand the sugar difference in the kettle - bottom of the kettle compared to the top - but why doesn't whirlpooling fix this and homogenize everything? What about bitterness? How can one carboy end up with substantially more isomerized a-acids?
I appreciate the discussion in advance. Cheers guys.
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