primusbrew
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Hi brewers,
A brewing mate of mining is moving overseas indefinitely in a few weeks and we have decided to make a beer that will age well so that we can drink it when we catch up over the next few years. I was thinking that a Barleywine would be a good option.
After doing a bit of research in Radical Brewing, How to Brew and this link I have put together a recipe. I am an AG BIAB brewer and I was hoping to get some feedback from people who have made a similar beer before. This is my first go at a "big" beer.
English Barleywine
Type: All Grain Date: 12/06/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 18.00 l Brewer:
Boil Size: 22.59 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment
End of Boil Volume 19.75 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 17.00 l Est Mash Efficiency 74.2 %
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.50 kg Maris Otter (Crisp) (7.9 EBC) Grain 1 76.5 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 2 11.8 %
0.50 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 3 5.9 %
1.0 pkg London Ale Yeast (Wyeast Labs #1028) [124.21 ml] Yeast 8 -
60.00 g Target [11.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 5 66.0 IBUs
40.00 g Target [11.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 24.9 IBUs
40.00 g Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 3.7 IBUs
0.50 kg Candi Sugar, Dark (541.8 EBC) Sugar 4 5.9 %
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.106 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 12.3 %
Bitterness: 94.6 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 63.6 EBC
I am not too sure what to do with the hops for this type of beer. As the plan is to drink this over 3-5 years (actually I'll probably drink a few young as well) is there any point putting in late addition hops? I like the idea of the dark candi sugar but have never used it before and am not sure how much to use or whether to go for the Dark 1 or the Dark 2.
With the mash I plan to do a standard BIAB and then reduce the volume to 18L through an extended boil. Has anyone experienced issues in the mash with such a high gravity?
Any advice would be great.
Cheers
A brewing mate of mining is moving overseas indefinitely in a few weeks and we have decided to make a beer that will age well so that we can drink it when we catch up over the next few years. I was thinking that a Barleywine would be a good option.
After doing a bit of research in Radical Brewing, How to Brew and this link I have put together a recipe. I am an AG BIAB brewer and I was hoping to get some feedback from people who have made a similar beer before. This is my first go at a "big" beer.
English Barleywine
Type: All Grain Date: 12/06/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 18.00 l Brewer:
Boil Size: 22.59 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment
End of Boil Volume 19.75 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 17.00 l Est Mash Efficiency 74.2 %
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.50 kg Maris Otter (Crisp) (7.9 EBC) Grain 1 76.5 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 2 11.8 %
0.50 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 3 5.9 %
1.0 pkg London Ale Yeast (Wyeast Labs #1028) [124.21 ml] Yeast 8 -
60.00 g Target [11.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 5 66.0 IBUs
40.00 g Target [11.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 24.9 IBUs
40.00 g Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 3.7 IBUs
0.50 kg Candi Sugar, Dark (541.8 EBC) Sugar 4 5.9 %
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.106 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 12.3 %
Bitterness: 94.6 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 63.6 EBC
I am not too sure what to do with the hops for this type of beer. As the plan is to drink this over 3-5 years (actually I'll probably drink a few young as well) is there any point putting in late addition hops? I like the idea of the dark candi sugar but have never used it before and am not sure how much to use or whether to go for the Dark 1 or the Dark 2.
With the mash I plan to do a standard BIAB and then reduce the volume to 18L through an extended boil. Has anyone experienced issues in the mash with such a high gravity?
Any advice would be great.
Cheers