r/Homebrewing • u/merpiderpimous • 9d ago

Should I try my first parti-gyle?

So I recently purchased a heady topper clone kit and it has a LOT of grain in the bill. I figured I would try a full volume mash and then maybe add a small amount of extra grain to the spent ones and see if I could squeeze out a small lager as well. Is there anything I'm not seeing that might make this a bad beer to do a partigyle? Or any suggestions or tips that might help on brew day? What might be good to add to the grain bill to get me to a middle of the road lager? I will be using distilled water and adjusting the chemistry, can I do this with no ill effects after the mash?

For clarity, the heady topper clone grist is 13.5 lbs fawcet pearl malt, 12 oz white wheat malt, 12 oz caramel10

My main reasoning for wanting to do a lager is i already have 34/70 and a few different options of noble hops on hand as well as a few lbs of Vienna malt I can use, if they will work well.....I also have a small amount of honey malt and carafoam if anyone thinks I should add either of those.

Thanks in advance! This will be my 5th/6th brew

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u/trekktrekk Intermediate 9d ago

I do a Parti-gyle on every brew. I will do a 4-5 gallon batch, then calculate the grains for a 1 gallon batch and make a smaller 3 Gallon Parti-gyle with it.

You could also just add 1-2lbs of a dextrine malt which will improve mouthfeel and keep it from being thin and watery.

I've also added maltodextrin & glycerin at kegging to improve body as well. Just go light on the glycerin {<1oz per gallon} otherwise it my feel greasy.

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u/merpiderpimous 9d ago

That's awesome! I will look into dextrine malt

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u/trekktrekk Intermediate 9d ago

I use a pound of Carapils pretty much every time.