made a marathon 2 batch day (24 gallons total)…the beers were both easy drinking summer brews…but I learned that remembering all the lessons learned from last time could be easily be applied…I think I actually became a better brewer by meticulously planning a two brew day and applying what I learned in brew 1 to brew 2…I internalized a lot, stayed focused, and actually had an easy day (oh, and everything worked, too).
Congrats!! I have found my brew days to go much smoother lately, as well. When I decided not to do auxiliary brewing tasks on the brew day. IE, racking beer, kegging, extra cleaning, etc… If I just focus on brewing, then do all the other stuff on another day everything goes a lot better!