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Bourbon Oaked English Barley Wine

293 calories 24.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Barleywine
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 30 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 41.73 liters
Post Boil Size: 30.08 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.089 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 293 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 17th 2025
1.089
1.015
9.8%
41.7
12.8
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale11 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 84.6%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.4 kg Crystal 45L 34 45 3.1%
0.40 kg Simpsons - CaraMalt0.4 kg CaraMalt 34 14 3.1%
1.20 kg Brown Sugar1.2 kg Brown Sugar 45 15 9.2%
13 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Target30 g Target Hops Leaf/Whole 11.5 Boil 90 min 24.94 40%
15 g Target15 g Target Hops Leaf/Whole 11.5 Boil 60 min 11.66 20%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 30 min 3.89 20%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.25 20%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 224 B cells required
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Priming
Method: BrownSugar       Amount: 126.5 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 50.86 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.61 L and adding 5.46 L sparge/top-off. 43.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 43.1
Mash volume with grains 50.9
Grain absorption losses -11.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.7 L) 10.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.7
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.8 L) 41.7
Boil off losses -11.4
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 30.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 30 L) 30
Total: 53.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use yeast cake from 80 Shilling

Age on bourbon oak spiral for 6 months.

Prime with CBC-1 and brown sugar.

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