Imperial IPA OR Barley Wine???

I've made this recipe on a smaller 3 gallon scale and it was my BEST ever,
but I'm not sure of its classification.

I could ramp it up for a definite Barley Wine or leave it where it is and just call
it a dark Imperial IPA. What do you all think? (I have the yeast starter ready to go today, wife and kids willing.)

Type: Extract
Date: 12/21/2007
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Blake
Boil Size: 2.43 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (3 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4 lbs 8.0 oz Light Dry Extract (10.0 SRM) Dry Extract 36.00 %
6 lbs Pale Liquid Extract (10.0 SRM) Extract 48.00 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.00 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4.00 %
4.00 oz Chinook [12.20 %] (60 min) Hops 55.2 IBU
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] (30 min) Hops 11.6 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] (10 min) Hops 3.7 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [Starter 70 ml] Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.084 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.62 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 70.5 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 16.0 SRM Color: Color

43 cal/pint? Something is broken. I'd believe 43/Kcal an ounce.

This a barley wine. It's right at the low end for the style, but you might actually be able to drink a bit this Winter. Kick it any higher & it's next Fall or later.

Thanks for the suggestion - I'll keep the alcohol content a bit lower in order to drink it this winter.

Not sure about the calories/pint yhing - that is just the calculations that BeerSmith gave me. It might need some tweaking.

david_42 said:

43 cal/pint? Something is broken. I'd believe 43/Kcal an ounce.

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He hasn't entered the actual OG and FG into the recipe yet which is why Beersmith reports 0.65% actual ABV and 43 cal/pint using the default values in those fields.

Looks like a small Barleywine or a malty IIPA. I think you could call it either way. It should be drinkable in a couple months. Nothing wrong with going a little darker than style, especially with most big beers. It is almost expected to happen to some due to the large amount of ingredients.

Craig

Thanks for the reassurance, Craig. I'm a BIG Stone Brewery Fan and I tend to brew on the darker side.

Well, today I brew!!! Than I'll add my OG than FG in about 5-7 days. I'll repost all the info later.