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Author:

jessiepagan3

Boil Size: 5.1 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.107

Efficiency: 52

Mash Thickness: 1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 1.75

Creation Date: 7/7/2016 10:01 PM

Notes: First off, you'll notice that I calculated this Barleywine at 52% brewhouse efficiency. The first time I brewed this recipe, I calculated it at 60% (I had never attempted anything like this before), but only got 52%. If you're using a cooler mash tun, you're going to want to pick up another cooler and split the mash between the two. If you do so, recalculate your efficiency accordingly.

Don't go with the standard 1.5 qt/lb water/grain ratio with this one. This is meant to be a chewy beer, so we're gonna go with 1 qt/lb in the mash. We'll do a full hour at 144°F to make sure the beta-amylase is happy. Still want some palatable malty sweetness, so raise it up to 158°F for 25 minutes and let the alpha enzymes do their thing. Mash out at 168°F.

Don't rush any of the processes or cut back on any expenses when you brew this beer. If you're going to attempt something like this, go hard or go home. Water chemistry, pH stabilizers, yeast nutrient, etc.; she deserves it all!

Note the 2-hour boil time.

The best way to ferment this is by collecting the yeast from a previous batch. You'll have a significantly higher cell count.

If this is your first time brewing this, you'll want to make two 1 Liter starters with the White Labs WLP099 Super High Gravity Ale Yeast. It's an English Ale that has fruity notes that shine through better at higher gravity points, so have fun with it.

*Pro-Tip: Make your second starter out of the boiling wort and dilute it down to 1.040 SG. It'll make the starter environment closer to the one you're pitching into*

Pitch the first starter slurry at 65°F after you aerate the crap out of the wort. For you carboy-shakers, that means 5 minutes of vigorous shaking. If you're worried about over-oxygenating your wort (which is pretty hard to do with a brew of this size), use the olive oil method by dipping the tip of a sanitized sewing pin into olive oil and stirring it into the chilled wort.

After 48 hours, hit this bad boy with another dose of oxygen to ensure maximum yeast reproduction and full attenuation (if you used the olive oil method, skip that step), then immediately pitch the second starter slurry (still at 65°F).

*Note: It's important to yell "SEND IN THE CALVARY!!!" when you pitch your second starter*

After primary fermentation starts to slow down a bit, melt 2 lbs of dextrose down into a simple syrup/caramel (DON'T BURN IT!), then pitch directly into the fermenter. You don't want to use too much water to make the syrup. Don't add the sugar at flame-out (like many recipes call for), because you want the yeast to chew through the maltose first, then let it get to the simple sugars. If you pitch the yeast after the dextrose, it will chew through the simple sugars first, and then be too tired to get through all of the maltose.

Primary fermentation at 65°F for 3-5 weeks. In the old days, the English Barleywine brewers would roll the barrels around the courtyard after primary fermentation to rouse the yeast. I like to go by tradition, so shaking the carboy at around the 4 week mark should do the trick. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! After rousing the yeast on my first batch, I saw a significant increase in activity over the next few days. Once you're sure primary activity is done, go ahead and move onto secondary fermentation. Make sure you save that yeast for another batch!

Secondary fermentation at at 68-69°F for 2-6 months (use a CO2 blanket if you want to be safe)

If you're bottling, use a priming solution made of 1.75 oz of priming sugar for a 2.75 gallon batch. Pitch this solution along with another 1/4 package of WLP099.

Give this beer a few months to condition before preliminary tasting. Don't babysit; let the yeast do the work for you. Trust me, you'll reap the rewards in the end.

Save a few bottles by cellaring at 55°F (lay the bottles on the side). Try to plan it out so that you open one bottle each year for the next 10 years, and watch the flavors develop. Save them for a special occasion (birthday, anniversary, your biannual air filter changing, etc.)

Happy Brewing and Cheers!

Author:

maconmatt

Boil Size: 6.19 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/7/2013 9:39 PM

Notes:

Author:

apt.itude

Boil Size: 4.2 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/2/2018 5:28 PM

Notes: This is my first desperate attempt to clone Mast Landing Gunner's Daughter. I don't have a blessed clue what makes that beer so good, but I'm starting with a simple milk stout recipe, and adding PB flavor at bottling time.

Primary fermentation:
4 weeks at 69° F

Bottling:
Add PB flavoring in bottling bucket with priming sugar

Author:

GUY235

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.085

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 1 cup

Creation Date: 6/5/2015 7:15 PM

Notes:

Author:

Gary C.

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.122

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/28/2015 10:53 PM

Notes:

Author:

afblue

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/5/2016 8:26 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ben Golding

Boil Size: 11 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.093

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/26/2015 6:34 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/21/2019 7:31 PM

Notes:

Author:

gozer

Boil Size: 46 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 9.9

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 17 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/24/2017 5:57 PM

Notes: - Hoppy AF session beer. Uses the same amount of dry hops as the IPA, but minimal bittering hops.
- There is no "Session IPA" in the BJCP so I'm using a Best Bitter profile with lots of dry hops.
- Obviously not to style for a Best Bitter, I just used that profile as a template.
- First brew was a double batch with Loral in the late boil
- one keg was dry-hopped with Loral and Motueka and the other got 100% Citra.
- IBU estimate should be around 38
- dry hop with 5g/l of whatever

- 2020-5-5: everything has been coming out too bitter so I'm backing off the FWH on this a bit

Author:

Boil Size: 33 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: keg

Creation Date: 7/21/2016 2:18 AM

Notes: Won "Best Beer of Show" Robe Home brew festival 2016.
Robe South Australia, small country show.

Author:

AndreasHV

Boil Size: 55 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.08

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/11/2016 9:22 AM

Notes:

Author:

Battle Stations

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: force CO2

Priming Amount: yup......

Creation Date: 12/5/2014 1:08 PM

Notes: OG:1.048
FG:1.014
ABV:4.6%

Author:

VGdogy

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 17 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/28/2014 8:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

jessiepagan3

Boil Size: 7.92 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/1/2017 9:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Hop nut

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 3/23/2012 11:56 AM

Notes:

Author:

Yellot

Boil Size: 4 Litres

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.255

Efficiency: 25

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: 220g

Creation Date: 1/1/2019 9:57 AM

Notes:

Author:

johnson

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: corn sugar

Priming Amount: 4 oz.

Creation Date: 1/17/2012 8:14 PM

Notes: Boil both hops additions in nylon straining bags.

Cold condition in secondary for 3-4 weeks at 45-55F.

Author:

Killy813

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.115

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 4

Creation Date: 5/11/2017 7:54 PM

Notes: check manufacturing date of yeast. each day .7% die
- maybe need two packets

10/17 - This beer won my local homebrew competition. Placing 1st overall.
Follow it on Untapped - Impawster Coffee Stout

Author:

BrewHop

Boil Size: 8.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 76

Mash Thickness: 1.2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 8.3oz

Creation Date: 1/16/2014 7:34 PM

Notes: Brewed 4/12/14. Strike water was 171F and it brought it to 155F. I had to put a quart or cold water in the mash and recirculate 2 gal top get down to 149F. Mash pH was 4.9 which still seems pretty low since 5.4ish was predicted. Wondering if my meter is going or if something is really wrong? Boil kettle efficiency was 89%. Was shooting for 9 gal and only got 8.75 but that is ok. Recirculated (vorlaughed) for about 15min until it was clear. I sparged very slowly about a quart a minute. Had a very vigorous boil and probably got about 5.25 gal. Topped off with a little bit of water. Wort smelled a bit different than what I am used to and I am not sure what that was from. My efficiency went up and I am thinking that may have been to the re-circulation and slow sparge. The sugar may have had a impact too. Pitched at 73F however I cooled it down because I didn't want it to take off too crazily. 4/13 the beer was sitting at about 66F so I heated it up to 69F. I am trying to get it to about 70-72F but want to do it slowly. Temp got up to about 74F today (maybe for about 5 hours) and I cooled it back down to about 69F but then raised it back to about 71F. 4/14 beer maintained about 70F heated it up to about 71F. By evening it had creeped up to about 72F and fermentation seems to have slowed a bit too. 4/15 morning the beer was sitting at about 70F, by evening time it was sitting at about 71F. 4/16 it's been sitting at 70/71F all day. Going to bump it up in temp to help attenuation. Bumped it up to 76F, intended to do 74F but I think higher will be ok. 4/17 the temp had heated up to 78F by morning but I am thinking I will just leave it there as that is the upper limit of the yeast fermentation range. Gravity reading on 4/25 but it at 1.012 sample was very tasty. 5/7/14 I turned up the aquarium heater to 75F, not sure how hot that heated it too. On 5/9 I took it out of the heated bath. Bottled on 6/3/2014. Hopefully didn't carb it too much.