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Big beer

548 calories 54.5 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Barleywine
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 41 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 57.8 liters
Post Boil Size: 43 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 20.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 27.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 548 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 54.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday June 24th 2025
27.2 °P
7.1 °P
13.2%
0.0
11.3
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale25 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 100%
25 kg / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
63.5 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
29.3 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 L Calcium Chloride solution Water Agt Mash 0 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Costa Mesa 2017
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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"Big beer" English Barleywine beer recipe by JackMcCormish. All Grain, ABV 13.16%, IBU 0, SRM 11.28, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale) Other: (Calcium Chloride solution)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-06-24 01:09 UTC
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