Obviously, I can't watch you play or know what your fingers need to do before or after the double stop. However on acoustic, and usually on electric too, I tend to play double stops with two fingers. If you're playing on the G and B strings and want to mute the high E, you can angle a the B string fretting finger's flesh across string 1 to mute the E, or just not hit that string with your pick.
On your secondary issue of volume up the neck, it's easier to hammer on when picking to add a bit of attack volume, or use left-hand finger vibrato for sustain if you are using two fingers for the double stop.
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