I have recently upgraded most of my equipment to allow 11 gallon batches. I have a double IPA that I scaled up from the original 6 gallon recipe. The problem I have is the strike water volume for this recipe is 15 gallons. I have no way to heat 15 gallons at one time (for now) I thought that perhaps i could split the strike water into two additions. What would be the best way to accomplish this? Should I split the strike volume in half for the initial infusion shoot for say 145ish, with the second addition bringing my final mash temp to 154? Or would it be better to go straight to 154 and use the second addition to maintain that temperature?
Second question, water adjustment, should I add all the minerals in one of the infusions, or split them among both?