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Sad Dad's Mostly-American Barleywine (1-Gallon)

Method: BIAB
Style: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.125 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 416 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 35.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday January 9th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.125

Final Gravity:

1.022

ABV (standard):

13.5%

IBU (tinseth):

98.3

SRM (morey):

12.1

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

13.49

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.40 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row2.4 lb Standard 2-Row	$ 0.65 / lb $ 1.56	36.8	1.8	51.6%
1.20 lb	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter1.2 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	$ 2.59 / lb $ 3.11	37	2.6	25.8%
0.50 lb	US - Rolled Oats0.5 lb Rolled Oats	$ 0.33 / oz $ 2.66	33	2.2	10.8%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated0.25 lb Acidulated	$ 3.99 / lb $ 1.00	27	3.4	5.4%
1.60 oz	Northern Brewer - Belgian Munich Malt1.6 oz Belgian Munich Malt	$ 3.49 / lb $ 0.35	36.8	7	2.2%
1.60 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L1.6 oz Caramel Malt - 20L	$ 2.79 / lb $ 0.28	35	20	2.2%
0.80 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L0.8 oz Caramel Malt - 60L	$ 2.99 / lb $ 0.15	35.4	60	1.1%
0.40 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L0.4 oz Caramel Malt - 120L	$ 2.59 / lb $ 0.06	34.5	120	0.5%
0.40 oz	Dingemans - Special B0.4 oz Special B	$ 2.89 / lb $ 0.07	33.1	125	0.5%
74.40 oz / $ 9.23

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.40 oz	Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	First Wort	60 min	49.88	18.2%
0.40 oz	Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	60 min	42.39	18.2%
0.20 oz	Cascade0.2 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	5 min	4.23	9.1%
0.20 oz	Cascade0.2 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	2 min	1.79	9.1%
0.40 oz	Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	0 min		18.2%
0.60 oz	Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Dry Hop	3 days		27.3%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2.20 oz	Cascade (Leaf/Whole)		98.29	100.1%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.3 gal		Strike	157 °F	152 °F	90 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
3 g	Gypsum	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
3.50 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
13.38 ml	Phosphoric Acid	$ 0.69 / oz $ 0.31	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.20 each	Whirlfoc Tablets	$ 0.30 / each $ 0.06	Fining	Mash	15 min.
0.20 lb	Honey		Flavor	Boil	1 hr.
0.30 oz	Sweet Orange Peel	$ 2.79 / oz $ 0.84	Flavor	Boil	10 min.
0.50 tsp	Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)	$ 2.88 / oz $ 0.24	Other	Mash	5 min.
$ 1.45

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	4.60 Grams	Cost:	$ 0.61 / g $ 2.81
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 39 B cells required

Lallemand - Lalvin EC-1118

Amount:	0.75 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	65%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 39 B cells required

$ 2.81 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 1 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
150	10	80	150	160	220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Mash out at 168° for 7-minutes.
Dry hop on day 5 (for 3 days).
Ferment in primary for 4 weeks.
Transfer to 5-liter oak barrel; age for 2–4 months.
Rack to bottles, adding .75 grams of Champagne yeast (aids in carbonation).
Condition for 2–5 years. Srsly.

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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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