The New Barrel Recipe

[Shane Phelan]

Just picked this up.

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[Shanna]

Yep, I'll seal 18 litres or so in a corny until I get my kegging and counter-pressure bottler sorted. I should have a few litres over so I'll stick that in a demi-john for bottle conditioning. Or blending, like I was talking about the other night.

Did not realise you have a counter pressure bottle filler. Any tips/hints on how to bottle conditioning of a beer this strong? I have about 60 * 33cl bottles so going to have to get another 60. I would be interested in blending domed also for comparison. Having a few different types would be interesting.

Shanna

[Bubbles]

Yep, I'll seal 18 litres or so in a corny until I get my kegging and counter-pressure bottler sorted. I should have a few litres over so I'll stick that in a demi-john for bottle conditioning. Or blending, like I was talking about the other night.

Did not realise you have a counter pressure bottle filler. Any tips/hints on how to bottle conditioning of a beer this strong? I have about 60 * 33cl bottles so going to have to get another 60. I would be interested in blending domed also for comparison. Having a few different types would be interesting.

Shanna

I don't have one as yet. But it's on the ever-growing list.

Not sure what I'll be blending into it, probably something smoked, or maybe an old ale.

[Bubbles]

Just picked this up.

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I like your thinking, Shiny.

[Shanna]

What is the sugar, dry dme or liquid malt extract equivalent of this?

Shanna

[Shane Phelan]

I was going to use honey, dme and maybe some brown sugar to thin out the body a bit.

[Shanna]

i like the idea of some muscovado or dark demerara sugar in there. Might chuck a kilo into beer Smith and see what it will make of it. My garden composer is overflowing with grain at this stage although the worms love it.

Shanna

[Shane Phelan]

Only issue with adjuncts, this affects my additions also, is that the beer could end up finishing lower than the target final gravity. If that went down to 1.010 it would nearly be a 12% beer!

[cno1]

Hi All,

How does the following look?

Batch Size: 23.02 L   
Boil Size: 33.68 L   
Color: 12.2 SRM   
Bitterness: 64.2 IBUs   
Est OG: 1.099 (23.2° P)   
Est FG: 1.021 SG (5.4° P)   
Style: English Barleywine ()   
Style Guide: BJCP 2008   
Equipment: Pot (18.5 Gal/70 L) and Cooler (9.5 Gal/40 L) - All Grain   
Boil Time: 60 min   
Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge   
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage   
Taste Rating: 30.0   

Ingredients
Amount   Name               Type   #
10kg   Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)      Grain   1
0.6kg   Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)      Grain   2
65g   Target [12.0%] - Boil 60 min         Hops   3
50g   Goldings, East Kent [6.5%] - Boil 10 min      Hops   4
1.00    Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min)         Misc   5
2 pkgs   Nottingham (Danstar #-)         Yeast   6

[David]

Hi all

This is what I'm thinking of I would hope to get this done twice.


South Dublin Barrel
British-Style Barley Wine Ale (84 A)Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 13.00 l
Boil Size: 18.37 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 15.53 l
Final Bottling Vol: 12.17 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Date: 17 Mar 2014
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Pot ( 5 Gal/19 L) - Maxi-BIAB
Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.7 %
Taste Rating: 30.0

Taste Notes:

Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 90.9 %
0.20 kg Amber Malt (56.0 EBC) Grain 2 3.0 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (113.0 EBC) Grain 3 3.0 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 4 3.0 %
30.00 g Northern Brewer [10.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 41.2 IBUs
30.00 g Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 6.3 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 7 -

[Shanna]

Hi guys,

Anybody in the SD area have 50 grams of Fuggles that they can exchange for 50 grams of EKG. Just checked my hops and don't have any fuggles. I have already put my order in to the home brew company (that has been dispatched) and hoping to do a brew on a day off on Friday.

Shanna

[Shanna]

EKG and Fuggles are very similar. I wouldn't hesitate about using EKG in place of Fuggles (would be slightly hesitant, but only slightly, about subbing the other way around).

Hi Tube,

Good to know about the subbing, will just use all EKG if I don't turn up some fuggles. Any chance you would update the list tracking the contributions for the barrel and also whether you will attend the filling please?

Thanks,

Shanna

[mcgrath]

Anyone got good ideas for second runnings on this one? Large grain bill, I assume it's an option..

[Shane Phelan]

An option for the summer beer Comp? Perhaps an English bitter.

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[Shanna]

EKG and Fuggles are very similar. I wouldn't hesitate about using EKG in place of Fuggles (would be slightly hesitant, but only slightly, about subbing the other way around).

Hi Tube,

Good to know about the subbing, will just use all EKG if I don't turn up some fuggles. Any chance you would update the list tracking the contributions for the barrel and also whether you will attend the filling please?

Thanks,

Shanna

Declan, I'm waiting to see how existing fillers get on before I do the cuckoo on it. If your existing guys fill it without me I'm happy to bow out.

Sorry did not realise your contribution was in a back fill capacity. I would imagine we will need every litre we can get.  My main concern would be whether everybody else commits/responds in time for you to be able to brew in enough time. I had assumed you were a banker given you had already brewed a barley wine recipe.

Shanna