Hey everyone, I am starting to put together the recipe for my big bad barleywine to celebrate SWMBO and I buying our first house.
I'm looking for this to be extremely strong, sweet, and sippy. So I'm nodding towards English Barleywine, but thinking of going just a touch higher FG than style. This will then live in our basement and age. And age. And age. The goal is to make a batch every year, and then do verticals every year we live there together.
So, here is the start of the recipe - please let me know what you think. I need some help with dealing with some of the fermentation.
11 lbs light DME
2 lbs 40l crystal malt
2 lb molassas (one in initial boil, one at 10 min)
1 lb light belgian candi sugar
1 lb light brown sugar
1 tsp irish moss
1 oz sorachi ace (or magnum) - pre boil
1 oz sorachi ace (or magnum) - 60 min
1 oz centennial - 30 min
1 oz sorachi ace (or magnum) - 30 min
1 oz centennial - 10 min
1 oz willamette - 5 min (or flame out)
1 oz wilamette - dry hop on secondary fermentation
Still deciding on yeast, but i'm thinking of making a starter using wyeast english ale and scottish ale to begin. Then after the first few days of fermentation, adding champagne yeast. Finally for bottling adding a touch more champagne yeast, and some priming sugar/brown sugar.
Planning on using oak chips, not sure if I want to soak them in port wine, or some single malt scotch.
What are your thoughts. I'm trying to get this planned out prior to our move in so there is at least 45 days to ponder.
Your input is really appreciated!
I'm looking for this to be extremely strong, sweet, and sippy. So I'm nodding towards English Barleywine, but thinking of going just a touch higher FG than style. This will then live in our basement and age. And age. And age. The goal is to make a batch every year, and then do verticals every year we live there together.
So, here is the start of the recipe - please let me know what you think. I need some help with dealing with some of the fermentation.
11 lbs light DME
2 lbs 40l crystal malt
2 lb molassas (one in initial boil, one at 10 min)
1 lb light belgian candi sugar
1 lb light brown sugar
1 tsp irish moss
1 oz sorachi ace (or magnum) - pre boil
1 oz sorachi ace (or magnum) - 60 min
1 oz centennial - 30 min
1 oz sorachi ace (or magnum) - 30 min
1 oz centennial - 10 min
1 oz willamette - 5 min (or flame out)
1 oz wilamette - dry hop on secondary fermentation
Still deciding on yeast, but i'm thinking of making a starter using wyeast english ale and scottish ale to begin. Then after the first few days of fermentation, adding champagne yeast. Finally for bottling adding a touch more champagne yeast, and some priming sugar/brown sugar.
Planning on using oak chips, not sure if I want to soak them in port wine, or some single malt scotch.
What are your thoughts. I'm trying to get this planned out prior to our move in so there is at least 45 days to ponder.
Your input is really appreciated!