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Big Blimp Barley Wine 6gal

Method: All Grain
Style: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.51 gallons
Post Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.102 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 339 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday May 12th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.102

Final Gravity:

1.020

ABV (standard):

10.7%

IBU (tinseth):

68.7

SRM (morey):

11.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter8 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	37	2.6	79.2%
1 kg	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose	42	0.5	9.9%
0.50 kg	Weyermann - CaraAmber0.5 kg CaraAmber	37	27	5%
0.30 kg	Weyermann - Carafoam0.3 kg Carafoam	34.5	2.2	3%
0.15 kg	Weyermann - Carahell0.15 kg Carahell	34	10	1.5%
0.15 kg	Dingemans - Special B0.15 kg Special B	33.1	125	1.5%
10.10 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.8	First Wort	0 min	12.66	10.7%
0.75 oz	Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	11.5	First Wort	0 min	21.42	10.7%
0.75 oz	Chinook0.75 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	12.5	First Wort	0 min	23.28	10.7%
1.25 oz	Cascade1.25 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.8	Boil	1 min	0.83	17.9%
1.25 oz	Centennial1.25 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	11.5	Boil	1 min	1.4	17.9%
1.25 oz	Chinook1.25 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	12.5	Boil	1 min	1.52	17.9%
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.8	Boil	15 min	7.62	14.3%
7 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	21.11	42.9%
2 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	22.82	28.6%
2 oz	Chinook (Pellet)	24.8	28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
9.53 gal		Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

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Last Updated: 2025-05-12 22:59 UTC

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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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