I mashed at a low temp (149) for about an hour and a half and boiled for 3 hours. I pitched on top of a yeast cake from an ESB that I had just bottled while this was boiling away. It truly is a magnificent beer from the brewery, and by far the best beer I've made. I'm getting ready to make it...
This is the best beer I have ever made, and one of the best beers I've ever tasted. We just drank the last beer at a tasting party where more than 25 very nice beers (think Avery Anniversary I PA, several aged Sierra Nevada's 30th Anniversary beers, Dogfish Head, some rare Stone beers, etc)...
Speaking for myself: I brewed a JW Lees Harvest Ale clone and in my research I read that Barleywines need buscuitiness and that is developed by a longer boil. Boiling longer also helps drive up the gravity/ABV.
Hello from Emporia,
I'm posting here to catch some other KS brewers. Sorry that this is a bit off topic.
Here in Emporia, we have a brewing get-together once a year, but there's a big lack of camaraderie and sharing among brewers the other 364 days of the year. I've heard similar sentiments...
Hello fellow KS brewers,
Please take a minute to join the Kansas brewers group (under Groups in the top menu). If you're a junior member, also make sure your inbox is clear. We're trying to put together a little brewing club and we'd like to contact you.
Here in Emporia, we have a brewing...