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Big Blimp Barley Wine - Big Brew 2025

Method: All Grain
Style: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.123 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: AHA 2025 official
Calories: 414 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 42 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday May 1st 2025

Original Gravity:

1.123

Final Gravity:

1.031

ABV (standard):

12.1%

IBU (tinseth):

65.9

SRM (morey):

15.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
19 lb	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter19 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	37	2.6	90.5%
1 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Light 1 lb Crystal Light	33.1	38.03	4.8%
0.50 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.5 lb Crystal Medium	33	65.01	2.4%
4 oz	Dingemans - Special B4 oz Special B	33.1	125	1.2%
4 oz	Bairds - Dextrin Malt4 oz Dextrin Malt	32.2	1.75	1.2%
21 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	HBC 113415 g HBC 1134 Hops	Pellet	9.4	Boil	90 min	14.39	9.5%
15 g	Columbus15 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	14.9	Boil	90 min	22.81	9.5%
19 g	Willamette19 g Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	90 min	9.5	12%
17 g	HBC 113417 g HBC 1134 Hops	Pellet	9.4	Whirlpool	15 min	4.22	10.8%
14 g	Columbus14 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	14.9	Whirlpool	15 min	5.51	8.9%
22 g	Willamette22 g Willamette Hops	Pellet	5.3	Whirlpool	15 min	3.08	13.9%
16 g	Nugget16 g Nugget Hops	Pellet	15.2	Whirlpool	15 min	6.43	10.1%
40 g	Nugget40 g Nugget Hops	Pellet	15.2	Dry Hop	4 days		25.3%
158 g / $ 0.00

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
32 g	HBC 1134 (Pellet) 32 g HBC 1134 (Pellet) Hops	18.61	20.3%
29 g	Columbus (Pellet) 29 g Columbus (Pellet) Hops	28.32	18.4%
19 g	Willamette (Pellet) 19 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	9.5	12%
22 g	Willamette (Pellet) 22 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	3.08	13.9%
56 g	Nugget (Pellet) 56 g Nugget (Pellet) Hops	6.43	35.4%
158 g / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss		Fining	Mash	10 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient		Other	Primary	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 190 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

Mike Montoney, Rainy Daze provided wort estimated with above grain bill

2025-05-03

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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