Hi All,
I am considering trying a Barley Wine type beer and I want to get an OG around 1.1 or so and really try to get a FG of around 1.01 or less. I want to use pretty much just malted barley and maybe a few sugar additives like molasses but try to get a majority of those sugars from the barley.
My question is theoretically I am going need to use something like 20lbs + and my Mash Tun I believe can handle it (10 gallon cooler with false bottom). But my brew pot is only 5 gallons.
What is the forum's experience with this? Is a 5 gallon pot big enough for this, am I even going to be able to get the sugar to water ratio I want just adding more and more grains like that without making syrup?
Thanks,
~Brewing
I am considering trying a Barley Wine type beer and I want to get an OG around 1.1 or so and really try to get a FG of around 1.01 or less. I want to use pretty much just malted barley and maybe a few sugar additives like molasses but try to get a majority of those sugars from the barley.
My question is theoretically I am going need to use something like 20lbs + and my Mash Tun I believe can handle it (10 gallon cooler with false bottom). But my brew pot is only 5 gallons.
What is the forum's experience with this? Is a 5 gallon pot big enough for this, am I even going to be able to get the sugar to water ratio I want just adding more and more grains like that without making syrup?
Thanks,
~Brewing