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Big Ol' Barley Wine

354 calories 29.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.107 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Benjamin Stange
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 354 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 25th 2022
1.107
1.018
11.8%
77.6
50.0
4.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted23.25 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 86.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 3.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 3.7%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 3.7%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 0.9%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 0.9%
26.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.20 oz Magnum2.2 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 77.57 35.5%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Aroma 0 min 16.1%
1.50 oz Centennial1.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Aroma 0 min 24.2%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 24.2%
6.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.70 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 0 min.
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 184 B cells required
BSI - 1868 Pasteur Champagne
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
68%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
39 - 93 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 184 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 19.79 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Springfield Mo Fullbright Station
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.3 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.36 gal (49.44 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.94 gal (39.76 qt) and adding 0.36 gal (1.44 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.3 41.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 10.3 41.2  
Mash volume with grains 12.36 49.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.22 -12.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.08 g | 4.3 qt) 0.67 2.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.91 g | 31.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 10.97 43.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Originally designed for a whiskey barrel project with my homebrew club, this was discarded by the group in favor of a Russian Imperial Stout. I intend to brew this beer at home soon and see how it turns out.

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  • Last Updated: 2022-02-25 13:45 UTC