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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
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Clone
5 gal 10.68% 99.97 1.101 1.020
All Grain 8058
Barleywine with Maple syrup
5 gal 11.83% 115.17 1.105 1.015
All Grain 3949
Barley Wine
5 L 10.65% 60.19 1.097 1.016
BIAB 3783
Barleywine
12 L 13.1% 106.53 1.131 1.031
All Grain 3336
Grandma Morgans Barrel aged rum soaked fruitcake Barleywine
3 gal 10% 99.97 1.092 1.016
BIAB 3046
Fast Kveik barleywine
3 gal 17.14% 63.61 1.161 1.030
BIAB 2944
The Manhattan Project
10 gal 9.98% 107.43 1.105 1.029
All Grain 2599
Lay It Down Klown Double IPA
5 gal 9.25% 74.69 1.086 1.016
All Grain 2313
GP Barley wine
2000 L 9.05% 0 1.092 1.023
All Grain 2001
Barley Wine 2016
19 L 10.7% 60.68 1.094 1.019
BIAB 1839

Newest American Barleywine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Barleywine
4 gal 9.85% 46.76 1.098 1.023
All Grain 10
Awesome Recipe
620 gal 11.97% 63.76 1.103 1.021
All Grain 3
Blaylock's Barleywine
5.5 gal 9.38% 151.95 1.094 1.022
All Grain 14
Swing On The Spiral
5.5 gal 9.24% 68.89 1.088 1.017
All Grain 10
Vin orge
10 L 11.07% 86.84 1.103 1.018
All Grain 57
Awesome Recipe
16.5 gal 10.47% 81.97 1.102 1.022
All Grain 40
Frankenbeer (Vinny)
10 gal 8.89% 47.74 1.091 1.023
All Grain 42
Barleywine is Life
5.5 gal 9.61% 70.38 1.095 1.022
Partial Mash 55
Xmas Barleywine
10.4 L 10.1% 67.91 1.099 1.023
All Grain 51
Barleywine
200 L 11.76% 76.13 1.123 1.033
All Grain 36

Fermentables Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 188 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 3% - 100%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 122 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 66% 6% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 103 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 5% 1% - 10%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 65 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 3% 0% - 9%
Belgian - Special B 63 Belgian Grain roasted malt 115°L
34 2% 0% - 12%
Cane Sugar 59 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 7% 0% - 16%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 57 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 4% 1% - 14%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 56 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 5% 2% - 19%
Corn Sugar - Dextrose 55 Sugar sugar 0.5°L
42 9% 2% - 42%
Brown Sugar 49 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 170 7 22% 1% - 100%
Centennial 138 10 20% 3% - 100%
Chinook 123 13 20% 3% - 80%
Magnum 81 15 37% 2% - 100%
Columbus 66 15 23% 3% - 100%
Amarillo 62 8.6 21% 1% - 50%
Simcoe 39 12.7 20% 3% - 100%
Warrior 37 16 29% 1% - 100%
Nugget 29 14 31% 7% - 100%
Citra 28 11 22% 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 3 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 32% 25% - 43%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 3 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 43% 29% - 63%
American - Caramel / Crystal 90L 3 American Grain crystal malt 90°L
33 79% 38% - 100%
Belgian - Special B 2 Belgian Grain roasted 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-05 107 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 33 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 29 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 - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 19 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°F
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090 19 White Labs Ale High Med-High 79.5% 65°F 68°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 17 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Mangrove Jack - New World Strong Ale M42 14 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a High 79.5% 61°F 72°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 13 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Hornindal Kveik OYL-091 12 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 78 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 35 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 38%
Irish Moss 35 Fining Boil 54% 7% - 100%
Whirlfloc 34 Water Agt Boil 45% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 33 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 44%
Lactic acid 32 Water Agt Mash 75% 7% - 100%
Baking Soda 17 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 29%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 15 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 67%
Table Salt 14 Water Agt Mash 5% 0% - 33%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 11 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%

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