Doppelbock + Barley wine = Doppel Wine?

One of my favorite beers is Barley wine, I also love Bock and Lager beers.

I really would like to do a Barley wine that is more a German version not English or American style since I love the German hops too.

DoppelBock is upto 12% ABV, the big thing is DB is known for light or no real front hop lower 16-23 IBU were as Barley wine is 50-80 IBU for English and 50-120 IBU American.

So doing a Doppel Wine would be 50-100 IBU with no Adjuncts (Purity law) and thinking Munich malt, along with others.

I forgot to copy the recipe I was working on from home is basically a partial mash and LME brew around 11%ABV using Northern Brewer, Tettnang and Hallertau hops.

IBU was 92
SRM was 19

Munich LME and Grains (I have 2# LME to use up or would of been Munich grains only)
Golden/Pale LME (2#)
Crystal 80L
German Melanoidan Malt
Wyeast 1007 German Ale (2 packs)

Going to do a 2.5 gallon test batch, if good December 2012 next year do 5 gallon batch


Thoughts?

Why not use a lager yeast? If you like it you should start it in the next couple months so it's ready for christmas this year.

Double_D said:

Why not use a lager yeast? If you like it you should start it in the next couple months so it's ready for christmas this year.

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Was worried about the ABV tolerance from the lager yeast. What I have available from LHBS is pretty much Lagers are to 9% ABV.

If I want something else would have to special order the yeast, and do not really want to pay that much for a test batch

Good point.