So I brewed my first double batch yesterday, and it was my first decoction on top of that! I'll probably never go back to 5 gallon batches again! It was a long brew day, but this was just because of the decoction. Amazingly I ended up with exactly 10 gallons of wort when I was done too.

Tomorrow I'm going to brew up a 10gal batch of a hoppy Imperial IPA

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On Tap:
Big Hairy Beaver RIS
Chocolate Vanilla Cream Stout
Double Dog Clone
Double IPA
2 Hearted Clone
666 - A continously hopped IPA at 6.66% ABV
Fresh Hop Harvest Ale
Hoppy Beaver IPA
Bruegala's Best Wheat
White Zinfandel Wine for the ladies

would you mind sharing how you did you decoction? Its been quite a while since I did one.

I just pulled about a third of the volume of the mash, trying to get as much from the bottom as possible. I put this in a stainless pot (my original brew pot before doing full wort boils), and boiled it for about 30 minutes. I then put this back in the mash, which raised the temp up to about 158, let it sit for an hour, then repeated. This then put it close to mach out temps, and from there it was brewing as usual.

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On Tap:
Big Hairy Beaver RIS
Chocolate Vanilla Cream Stout
Double Dog Clone
Double IPA
2 Hearted Clone
666 - A continously hopped IPA at 6.66% ABV
Fresh Hop Harvest Ale
Hoppy Beaver IPA
Bruegala's Best Wheat
White Zinfandel Wine for the ladies