Is this one batch or two?

[John Sand]

As posted, I'm making an eight gallon batch to split into two fermenters with two yeasts. Both parts are Belgian Pale, all the ingredients are the same except the yeast. I think it is one big batch. But once before I made one wort and split it, feeding one side candi syrup to make a Dubbel. Since I came out with two different styles, I think that was two batches. How would you count them? Either way, I passed 50 batches today!

[Inkleg]

I count per yeast pitched. So two.

[Beer-lord]

What he said! Plus, you have 2 different yeasts for for sure, 2!

[FedoraDave]

Agreed. Different yeasts contribute different aspects, regardless of the similarities in the grain bill and hops bill.

They're going to be two different beers; therefore, two batches.

[Kealia]

Count me in the 2 batch camp, too! They will be very different, therefore two beers.

[The_Professor]

I think you are free to call it however you want.

1. On this day I made batch x where I split the wort and made two different beers.

2. On this day I made beer A (batch x) and beer B (batch y) from the same wort.

[mashani]

I would call it 2 batches, even more so with Belgian yeast strains. A huge amount of the character comes from those. You can't discount that.

[John Sand]

Interesting. I'm not too concerned about it, there won't be an audit or anything. But if this is two batches, and the Dubbel/Pale split was two, the APA split between Notty and 05, maybe even a couple of too strong batches that I thinned part and left part strong. I may be at 55 batches. Anyway it's a bunch of beer.

[joechianti]

It all depends on how many beers you drink before you log the batches. Sometimes I get so loose that I count every glass of beer as a batch. Later today I plan to start on batch number 8,963.

[Dawg LB Steve]

It all depends on how many beers you drink before you log the batches. Sometimes I get so loose that I count every glass of beer as a batch. Later today I plan to start on batch number 8,963.

I would call it 2.

[RickBeer]

I expected no less from Joe

The only true measure that I look at are gallons. But then again, the right amount of beer differs for each of us. I haven't brewed since the first week of February, with the intention of working down my inventory. Yesterday I had a nice 14 month old red. I am exactly at 18 cases right now. I plan on brewing something soon - got 6 cans of Mr. Beer Bavarian Weissbier for $5.68 a can and one of them is dated June or July, the rest next February. I figure I will get ingredients when I go to National Homebrew Day on the 7th.