MrEggSandwich
Well-Known Member
I brewed the recipe below on 6/6 of this year. Primary for 61 days, 67 in secondary with whiskey soaked oak spirals and vanilla beans...Even threw in some home grown centennial..Bottled on 10/12.
Tried one today, and it's not good, not really drinkable. There is a lot going on here, I know. I used waay too much molasses.
Is there any chance this becomes drinkable after some serious aging? I did I over do it?
HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: CutThroat Barleywine
Author: KR
Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.126
Final Gravity: 1.031
ABV (standard): 12.36%
IBU (tinseth): 167.72
SRM (morey): 38.91
FERMENTABLES:
7 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Light (45.2%)
6 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Dark - (late addition) (38.7%)
1 lb - Molasses - (late addition) (6.5%)
STEEPING GRAINS:
1 lb - Caramel / Crystal 120L (6.5%)
0.25 lb - Carafa I (1.6%)
0.25 lb - Chocolate (1.6%)
HOPS:
2 oz - Magnum (AA 15) for 60 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
1 oz - Chinook (AA 13) for 20 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
1 oz - Columbus (AA 15) for 10 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
2 oz - Fuggles (AA 4.5) for 5 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
1 oz - Columbus (AA 15) for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma
1 oz - Chinook (AA 13) for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma
0.25 oz - Centennial (AA 10) for 12 days, Type: Leaf/Whole, Use: Dry Hop
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
1 each - Whirfloc, Time: 10 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
YEAST:
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Starter: Yes
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 75%
Flocculation: Med-High
Optimum Temperature: 65 F - 70 F
NOTES:
Big Starter: 67 oz water + 7oz DME
2 vials WLP007
Brew Day:
-Steep grains @ 155 for 30 mins
-7 lbs LDME + 2oz Magnum @ 60
-1oz Chinook @ 20
-6 lbs DDME + 1 lb Molasses @ 15
-1oz Columbus + 1 tab Whirfloc @ 10
-2oz Fuggles @ 5
-1oz Chinook + 1oz Columbus @ 0
Tried one today, and it's not good, not really drinkable. There is a lot going on here, I know. I used waay too much molasses.
Is there any chance this becomes drinkable after some serious aging? I did I over do it?
HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: CutThroat Barleywine
Author: KR
Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.126
Final Gravity: 1.031
ABV (standard): 12.36%
IBU (tinseth): 167.72
SRM (morey): 38.91
FERMENTABLES:
7 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Light (45.2%)
6 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Dark - (late addition) (38.7%)
1 lb - Molasses - (late addition) (6.5%)
STEEPING GRAINS:
1 lb - Caramel / Crystal 120L (6.5%)
0.25 lb - Carafa I (1.6%)
0.25 lb - Chocolate (1.6%)
HOPS:
2 oz - Magnum (AA 15) for 60 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
1 oz - Chinook (AA 13) for 20 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
1 oz - Columbus (AA 15) for 10 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
2 oz - Fuggles (AA 4.5) for 5 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil
1 oz - Columbus (AA 15) for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma
1 oz - Chinook (AA 13) for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma
0.25 oz - Centennial (AA 10) for 12 days, Type: Leaf/Whole, Use: Dry Hop
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
1 each - Whirfloc, Time: 10 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
YEAST:
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Starter: Yes
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 75%
Flocculation: Med-High
Optimum Temperature: 65 F - 70 F
NOTES:
Big Starter: 67 oz water + 7oz DME
2 vials WLP007
Brew Day:
-Steep grains @ 155 for 30 mins
-7 lbs LDME + 2oz Magnum @ 60
-1oz Chinook @ 20
-6 lbs DDME + 1 lb Molasses @ 15
-1oz Columbus + 1 tab Whirfloc @ 10
-2oz Fuggles @ 5
-1oz Chinook + 1oz Columbus @ 0