Ryanh1801
Well-Known Member
Well after Fathers day weekend, my dad was asking why I had not made a "big beer" yet. I told him manly because I did not have a big enough mash turn. Well he went and got me one. So I now have a 10 gallon cooler and a 5 gallon hot liquor tank. I plan on brewing this on sun. My main question is how soon should I start the starter? I only have 4 oz. of DME to work with. also since I only have a 30qt. pot so im going to have to collect the extra wort into another container until I have boiled down a few gallons. I don't see any reason why this would not work. Am I correct in thinking this? Im doing BP Water into barleywine, just with a little more grain to make up for my bad efficiency. Would you go with a single infusion or should I step mash it by decocation? I just want this to be the best it can be since I plan on aging it until Christmas. Thanks for any opinions or advice you have to give. Here is the recipe I am brewing.
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.110 SG
Estimated Color: 17.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 74.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 55.8 %
5.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 23.3 %
2.50 lb Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 11.6 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 2.3 %
0.50 lb Cyrstal 55L (55.0 SRM) Grain 2.3 %
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 59.1 IBU
1.33 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (20 min) Hops 15.5 IBU
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
1.00 lb Maple Syrup (35.0 SRM) Sugar 4.7 %
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.110 SG
Estimated Color: 17.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 74.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 55.8 %
5.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 23.3 %
2.50 lb Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 11.6 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 2.3 %
0.50 lb Cyrstal 55L (55.0 SRM) Grain 2.3 %
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 59.1 IBU
1.33 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (20 min) Hops 15.5 IBU
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
1.00 lb Maple Syrup (35.0 SRM) Sugar 4.7 %
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale