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Author:

Claxtown

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.088

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/8/2017 9:49 PM

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Author:

xander10

Boil Size: 15 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: BelgianCandySugar

Priming Amount: 30.4 g

Creation Date: 9/4/2020 9:08 PM

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Author:

Adam S

Boil Size: 8.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 150

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 57

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 3 oz

Creation Date: 7/29/2020 4:23 PM

Notes: After a lot of research (and commercial barleywine tasting, of course) this was my first go at a big beer over 8%. And what better time then when we were all stuck at home during COVID! I wanted a beer I could age for many years.

My efficiency was pretty low (mid 50s vs my normal 70%), but I expected that and already planned to compensate with dark brown sugar to reach 12%.

Pitched 2L starter into 2 gallons at 65 degrees, then 24 hours later I dumped in the remaining 2.5 gallons. Aerated well after first pitch, then again after 12 hrs. Kept at 65 for 1 week, then raised to 70 for 1 week. Transferred to secondary at week 2, plan to keep here for 3-4 months before cold crashing and bottling with fresh yeast. According to my research, I'll try my first one around Christmas (7.5 months), but it might be 1-2 years before this beer really shines! Long secondary and lower bottle carbonation to avoid bottle bombs with the extended aging these bottles will experience. Also due to my plan to age, I wanted higher ABV and IBUs, and didn't bother with hopping for flavor/aroma.

I had almost a gallon of trub/yeast from primary! I dumped the entire post-boiled wort contents into the fermenter (more nutrients), and the yeast cake was thicker than I've ever had before. Impressive, but sad to realize I only had 3.5 gallons make it into secondary.

Update: Bottled after 3 months in secondary. Added priming sugar (targeting 2.2 CO2) and half a pack rehydrated S-04. Swirled bottles every few days for the first 10 days to help the yeast finish the carbonation before the 12% ABV cooked them! Initial taste during bottling gave me high hopes! The driving factor was still harsh alcohol (expected), but hiding behind that was a very sweet and enjoyable barleywine flavor. This will obviously benefit from aging. Very excited for this one, hopefully it'll be good for years to come! I plan to only drink 3-4 per year and space these out over a decade! Hopefully I have the patience.

Author:

mujin

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.079

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/9/2019 6:20 PM

Notes: First and second cane sugar additions are in the fermentor. First portion is on the 48-th hour, and the second is on 72-nd hour.

Author:

Darby Rose Brewing

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.1

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/11/2018 3:04 PM

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Author:

Boos brews

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.108

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/13/2018 3:58 PM

Notes:

Author:

tdiers

Boil Size: 4.12 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/7/2018 6:24 AM

Notes: A Winter Seasonal Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Brew in a Bag (BIAB) Calculator
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Recipe Parameters (2.5 Gallon)
Grain Bill: 7 Pounds
Grain Temp: 82 Fahrenheit
Batch Size: 2.5 Gallons
Mash Temp: 153 Fahrenheit
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

System Variables
Kettle Size: 5.5 Gallons
Trub: 0.125 Gallons
BoilOff Rate: 1.00 Gallons/Hour
Grain Absorption: 0.045 Gallons/Pounds of grain

Output
Total Water Needed: 4.44 Gallons
Strike Water Temp: 159 Fahrenheit
Total Mash Volume: 5.00 Gallons
PreBoil Wort: 4.12 Gallons
PostBoil Wort: 2.62 Gallons
Into Fermenter: 2.50 Gallons
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OG: 1.110
FG: 1.016
ABV: 12.36%
IBU: 45.88
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Brewing in Anvil 5.5 gal kettle.

-Hops & spices added to a hops bag to lessen the trub.
-Add 4 oz maltodextrin during last 10 minutes of boil with remaining hops & spices.

-Add Flavorings (Vanilla extract) prior to adding yeast for primary fermentation.

-Primary fermentation in the kettle or 3 Gallon BrewDemon for 14 days.

Optional: Rack to secondary fermenter for 14 days to add spices and to clear a bit. Racking should stir up those lazy yeasties.

For this batch I will use Mangrove Jack - Belgian Ale Yeast M41 (This yeast emulates the intensity and complexity of some of the best monastic breweries in Belgium, with spicy and phenolic tones. The high attenuation and alcohol tolerance of this strain allows you to brew a huge range of Belgian beers. Suitable for Belgian Strong Golden and Belgian Strong Dark Ales.)

Author:

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.097

Efficiency: 62

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/7/2018 9:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ricardo Hahn

Boil Size: 75 Litres

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.021

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/13/2018 2:00 AM

Notes: Fermento Labs -Heimdall
20 °C – 30 °C.
Taxa de atenuação aparente: alta (> 90%).
Floculação: baixa-média.

Author:

thyrodent2

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.077

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/9/2017 8:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

DasBeef

Boil Size: 6 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.09

Efficiency: 67

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/27/2015 2:41 PM

Notes:

Author:

BillsNewAccount

Boil Size: 1 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.336

Efficiency: 100

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/27/2017 2:56 AM

Notes: made 2nd mead 1/26/17

transferred on 3/16/17
gravity still much higher than anticipated at 1.05 added more nutrient... fermentation continues slowly

8/15/17
added 3lb of sour apples harvested from local disc golf course and 2 oz hungarian oak cubes

Author:

MegAHerZ666

Boil Size: 27.48 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.089

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 117.7 g

Creation Date: 7/6/2016 7:25 PM

Notes: doble mash
sustituyo lupulo warrior por Columbus

I recommend for High-gravity a Double Mash method for Braumeister 20l, efficiency 65 % for that

Instructions

. First Mash:
Half of the grains whitout black malt in the pipe, make
the Sparge to reach 25 L for that 4l sparge warter.

. Second Mash:
Other half of the grains in the pipe with (black malt in the last 40 minutes.) - 4l sparge warter.

.First fermentation at 18 to 20 c˚ 15 days
.Secondary fermentation 10 days at 20 c˚ "Optional 30g Coconuts Nibs in the hopbag"

.Cold crash "10 days" at 0c˚

Author:

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.091

Efficiency: 68.5

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/19/2016 4:44 AM

Notes:

Author:

TristanMW

Boil Size: 28.4 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.092

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.9

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/30/2016 2:43 PM

Notes: Rack 2L after primary fermentation, add 3g cranberry paste, 3g jasmine flowers and 2g bourbon soaked oak chips. Leave for 3 weeks in secondary before freeze concentrating to reach desired ABV (750ml).

Author:

MKJ

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.09

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/5/2016 5:21 AM

Notes: Maple syrup: added during high krausen

Author:

Brave Dog Beers - Leo Cruz

Boil Size: 55 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.089

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/6/2016 10:31 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.8 Gallons

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 1.08

Efficiency: 63

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/31/2015 2:46 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/28/2015 2:01 AM

Notes:

Author:

FrankVilla

Boil Size: 6.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 80.1

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/12/2015 9:09 PM

Notes: Add 4oz at flame out of Coffee.

Add 1.5 vanilla beans after 2 months of conditioning.

Add 4oz of cold brewed coffee again at bottling with priming sugar