fermenting 10 gallon batches

[prieff]

This might be a dumb thing to ask but I do 10 gallon batches and I chill, then whirlpool, then drain to 5 gallon buckets and pour them back and forth to mix. I am worried that both buckets would not be identical due to stratification of the wort if I filled one and then the other. I have also used a T fitting and 2 hoses to fill 2 carboys at once. I am going to a 20 gallon batch system so it will get even more complicated. Should I even be worried about the wort makeup on the bottom of the kettle vs the top after the whirlpool rest? Any experience? What do you big batchers do? Thanks.

[bf514921]

Larger single fermenter, otherwise is it stratified after whirlpooling?

[JimPotts]

I generally just fill the fermenters one after the other.

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[DrPaulsen]

I whirlpool in the kettle and have never seen a reason to believe the first bucket is different from the second.

[Matt F]

I just fill one container at a time. I use to sample both when kegging to see if blending is necessary. In 12+ years of brewing I have not found much a of a detectable difference with my palate so I don't worry about it any more. This would be different when doing beers with bugs or wood aging where some tasting may lead to blending.

[czubak]

I never thought about over-thinking this aspect of 10 gallon batches.

Now yeast starters I worry I am not pitching enough. I made a huge 1700 ML starter last batch and just halved it into each bucket. WLP001 and it is down to 1.016 from 1.057 now so I can only assume it did a good job. Now I am reading stepped starters, etc....back to over-thinking it