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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 8363
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5 gal 11.83% 115.17 1.105 1.015
All Grain 4119
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5 L 10.65% 60.19 1.097 1.016
BIAB 3880
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12 L 13.1% 106.53 1.131 1.031
All Grain 3418
Grandma Morgans Barrel aged rum soaked fruitcake Barleywine
3 gal 10% 99.97 1.092 1.016
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3 gal 17.14% 63.61 1.161 1.030
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The Manhattan Project
10 gal 9.98% 107.43 1.105 1.029
All Grain 2701
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5 gal 9.25% 74.69 1.086 1.016
All Grain 2375
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2000 L 9.05% 0 1.092 1.023
All Grain 2057
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19 L 10.7% 60.68 1.094 1.019
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Newest American Barleywine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Barlewine
4 gal 10.82% 113.46 1.102 1.019
extract 1
AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
170 L 9.12% 21.62 1.085 1.016
All Grain 21
American Barley wine
20 L 9.89% 49.05 1.106 1.030
All Grain 51
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6 gal 8.84% 114.99 1.082 1.015
All Grain 51
Awesome Recipe
6 gal 8% 71.78 1.077 1.016
All Grain 60
Obnoxious Heckler
310 gal 11.72% 80.22 1.099 1.017
All Grain 70
experiment
6 gal 11.91% 141.23 1.108 1.017
extract 96
Chiri - Barley Wine - Dai Kide
11 L 15.95% 59.23 1.140 1.018
BIAB 120
Barleywine
3.25 gal 9.38% 96.9 1.094 1.022
All Grain 86
American Blond Barleyopia
10 gal 12.22% 0 1.124 1.031
All Grain 67

Fermentables Used In American Barleywine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 186 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 69% 3% - 100%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 127 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 66% 6% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 104 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 5% 1% - 10%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 66 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 3% 0% - 9%
Special B 66 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 2% 0% - 12%
Cane Sugar 60 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 7% 0% - 16%
Corn Sugar - Dextrose 60 Sugar sugar 0.5°L
42 9% 2% - 42%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 58 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 5% 1% - 19%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 58 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 4% 1% - 14%
Brown Sugar 51 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 172 7 21% 1% - 100%
Centennial 142 10 20% 3% - 100%
Chinook 124 13 20% 3% - 80%
Magnum 84 15 36% 2% - 100%
Columbus 68 15 23% 3% - 100%
Amarillo 63 8.6 20% 1% - 50%
Simcoe 39 12.7 20% 3% - 100%
Warrior 38 16 30% 1% - 100%
Nugget 31 14 33% 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%
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-05 110 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 35 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 31 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 20 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 18 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Mangrove Jack - New World Strong Ale M42 15 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 82 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 37 Water Agt Mash 7% 0% - 38%
Irish Moss 36 Fining Boil 55% 7% - 100%
Whirlfloc 35 Water Agt Boil 48% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 34 Water Agt Mash 75% 7% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 34 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 44%
Baking Soda 17 Water Agt Mash 11% 0% - 29%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 17 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 67%
Table Salt 13 Water Agt Mash 5% 0% - 33%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 11 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%

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