Barley Wine

[levin_ae92]

Hi All,

A few mates and I went to the Belgian Beer Cafe in Adelaide last night and tried Belgiums strongest beer, the Bush Amber. Now being a poor student, I couldnt justify the $15.20 for one 250mL beer, having plenty of home brew in the fridge for cheap

My question is has anyone tried a barley wine using extracts? My friends threw down the challenge to me to see if i could make a decent barley wine, and I'm a bit worried haha.

The website says The beer is brewed from 3 malts, crystal and winter and spring pilsner malts, and is hopped 3 times, twice with Kent Goldings and once with Styrians.

Does anyone think this is worth while chasing? I know im going to have to let it condition for 3-6 months!!

Many Thanks

 

[GMK]

I used to make a K&B Barley Wine - did all right in the ACT State comps when i lived in ACT.

Recipe was - from memory -

2 x cans of Muntons Barley Wine.
Tin of Amber Malt at least 1kg
500gms Dark Brown Sugar

100gms of Kent Goldings.
1725 Scotish Ale Yeast - preference for the yeast cake from a 5% scotish Ale.

Pour Muntons Cans into fermenter.
in SS Stock pot add - amber Malt, Sugar 7ltrs of just boiled water.
add 50gms of Kent Goldings for 20min boil.
add 25gms for last 10mins -
add 25gms for last 3mins of boil.

pour into fermenter - add water to make up to 1100OG
Pitch Yeast.
Optional 25gms of Oak Chips in the Boil

Hope this gives you a starter point & helps.

 

[levin_ae92]

got Palmers recipe, might give that a shot

2.3kg LME Wheat in boil
3.6kg DME pale at knockout
250g Special 'B' Malt
250g Chocolate Malt

28g Magnum @ 60min
28g Horizon @ 30min
28g Sterling @ 30min
28g Sterling @ 15min

Wyeast 1275 Thames Valley Ale

OG 1.106
IBU 99

Make to 19L