snailsongs
Well-Known Member
Please bare with my questions - I've never approached a barleywine before this week.....
I had Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Barleywine for the first time this week, and I am inspired to brew up a big barleywine for next winter. I have a pound of cascade and a pound each of target and EKG, but I can't decide which way to go, or whether to just combine all three plus the simcoe and magnum I have in smaller doses and go hop crazy with it.....I know by next winter the bitterness will have mellowed considerably.
what do you think? is an all english Barleywine any good? even given that i would like to bitter it to around 80-100 IBU's?
here's the grain bill I came up with, BTW. is it too complicated? Oh, and I'll be oaking it....I think that added a really nice finishing touch to Bigfoot.
Est Original Gravity: 1.097 SG
15.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 74.1 %
3.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 14.8 %
1.00 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
1.00 lb Wheat Malt, Dark (9.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
0.25 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.2 %
as always, thanks so much for your advice.
I had Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Barleywine for the first time this week, and I am inspired to brew up a big barleywine for next winter. I have a pound of cascade and a pound each of target and EKG, but I can't decide which way to go, or whether to just combine all three plus the simcoe and magnum I have in smaller doses and go hop crazy with it.....I know by next winter the bitterness will have mellowed considerably.
what do you think? is an all english Barleywine any good? even given that i would like to bitter it to around 80-100 IBU's?
here's the grain bill I came up with, BTW. is it too complicated? Oh, and I'll be oaking it....I think that added a really nice finishing touch to Bigfoot.
Est Original Gravity: 1.097 SG
15.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 74.1 %
3.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 14.8 %
1.00 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
1.00 lb Wheat Malt, Dark (9.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
0.25 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.2 %
as always, thanks so much for your advice.