I bottled my first batch yesterday. It was a kit for Nut Brown Ale from Hoggetowne Ale Works, a homebrew shop in Gainesville, FL. I think it is coming out nicely - smells good, tastes good, looks good. However, I was disappointed that I only managed to bottle 4 gallons of beer. I new it would yield less than 5 gallons but I didn't expect to loose an entire gallon. (The batch was topped up to a full 5 gallons in the initial fermentor before pitching the yeast.) I believe the major culprit was how much I left behind in the primary and secondary fermentors when I racked to the next container. So here are my questions:
- How much beer do experienced brewers get out of a "5 gallon" batch?
- How do you maximize the transfer of beer and minimize the transfer of trub when racking?
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- How much beer do experienced brewers get out of a "5 gallon" batch?
- How do you maximize the transfer of beer and minimize the transfer of trub when racking?
Triples