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Strong American Ale - American Barleywine


A well-hopped American interpretation of the richest and strongest of the English ales. The hop character should be evident throughout, but does not have to be unbalanced. The alcohol strength and hop bitterness often combine to leave a very long finish.

Flavor Profile: Strong, rich malt flavor with a noticeable hop flavor and bitterness in the balance. Moderately-low to moderately-high malty sweetness on the palate, although the finish may be somewhat sweet to quite dry (depending on aging). Hop bitterness may range fro

Ingredients: Well-modified pale malt should form the backbone of the grist. Some specialty or character malts may be used. Dark malts should be used with great restraint, if at all, as most of the color arises from a lengthy boil. New World hops are common, although a

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 American Barleywine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Barley Wine
5 L 10.65% 60.19 1.097 1.016
BIAB 4550
Pliny the Braf
19 L 10.84% 81.63 1.093 1.010
All Grain 3933
Barleywine
12 L 13.1% 106.53 1.131 1.031
All Grain 3910
Fast Kveik barleywine
3 gal 17.14% 63.61 1.161 1.030
BIAB 3631
Grandma Morgans Barrel aged rum soaked fruitcake Barleywine
3 gal 10% 99.97 1.092 1.016
BIAB 3516
The Manhattan Project
10 gal 9.98% 107.43 1.105 1.029
All Grain 3357
Munken
19 L 10.72% 65.25 1.094 1.012
All Grain 3235
Lay It Down Klown Double IPA
5 gal 9.25% 74.69 1.086 1.016
All Grain 2683
GP Barley wine
2000 L 9.05% 0 1.092 1.023
All Grain 2354
Barley Wine 2016
19 L 10.7% 60.68 1.094 1.019
BIAB 2237

Newest American Barleywine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Time as a Commodity
5 gal 10.81% 99.9 1.101 1.019
All Grain 18
Shugga High Barleywine
5.5 gal 10.52% 48.7 1.102 1.022
BIAB 31
Angry Yeti American Barleywine
5.5 gal 9.42% 123.29 1.086 1.014
BIAB 23
Ten Benny
186 gal 10.46% 75.38 1.103 1.023
extract 43
Washington Strong Beer
420 gal 9.39% 60.2 1.095 1.024
All Grain 37
Awesome Recipe
5.5 L 11.54% 50.18 1.109 1.021
All Grain 61
American Barley Wine
1 gal 10.79% 95.14 1.097 1.015
BIAB 68
American Barleywine
5.5 gal 9.41% 80.73 1.099 1.027
All Grain 11
American Barleywine
5.5 gal 10.15% 0 1.100 1.023
All Grain 98
Esperando el impacto
14 gal 8.35692% 0 1.085 1.021
extract 82

Fermentables Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 187 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 69% 3% - 100%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 135 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 65% 5% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 110 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 5% 1% - 10%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 76 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 3% 0% - 9%
Special B 76 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 2% 0% - 12%
Corn Sugar - Dextrose 70 Sugar sugar 0.5°L
42 8% 2% - 42%
Cane Sugar 68 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 8% 0% - 31%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 65 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 5% 1% - 19%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 65 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 4% 1% - 14%
Brown Sugar 57 Sugar sugar 15°L
45 7% 2% - 27%

Hops Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Cascade 193 7 22% 1% - 100%
Centennial 159 10 20% 3% - 100%
Chinook 140 13 20% 3% - 100%
Magnum 95 15 35% 2% - 100%
Amarillo 73 8.6 21% 1% - 100%
Columbus 71 15 22% 3% - 100%
Simcoe 44 12.7 20% 3% - 100%
Warrior 39 16 30% 1% - 100%
Nugget 34 14 33% 7% - 100%
Citra 33 11 24% 3% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 4 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 28% 16% - 43%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 4 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 49% 29% - 67%
American - Caramel / Crystal 90L 3 American Grain crystal malt 90°L
33 79% 38% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 2 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 42% 33% - 52%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 2 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 26% 14% - 38%
Special B 2 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 24% 14% - 33%
United Kingdom - Crystal 60L 2 United Kingdom Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 46% 25% - 67%

Yeasts Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 123 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 39 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 34 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - Super High Gravity Ale Yeast WLP099 22 White Labs Ale Very High Medium 85% 65°F 69°F
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090 21 White Labs Ale High Med-High 79.5% 65°F 68°F
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 20 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 20 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 18 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
Mangrove Jack - New World Strong Ale M42 17 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a High 79.5% 61°F 72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Hornindal Kveik OYL-091 13 Omega Yeast Labs Norwegian Ales 0.12 High/Low 79% 70°F 95°F

Other Ingredients Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 95 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 45 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 38%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 44 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 44%
Whirlfloc 38 Water Agt Boil 49% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 38 Water Agt Mash 76% 7% - 100%
Irish Moss 35 Fining Boil 54% 7% - 100%
Baking Soda 21 Water Agt Mash 11% 0% - 29%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 19 Water Agt Mash 11% 0% - 67%
Yeast Nutrient 16 Other Boil 31% 0% - 100%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 13 Water Agt Boil 38% 9% - 100%

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