uwmgdman
Well-Known Member
Curious to where people like target their American Barleywine FGs? Obviously a big part should be depending on where the OG starts.
I haven't done any barleywines in the past and brewed up my first one at the end of October (condensed recipe is below). I always get good attenuation in all my beers, even big ones like IIPA and IS. Nothing more I dislike than an under attenuated beer. For this beer I used Nottingham, which ended at 1.013! I was targeting 1.018-1.020 (OG 1.092), but I was surprised at the 85% AA. The tasting at bottling last night was quite good--dominated by bitterness and hop flavor at this juncture, but there is still enough sweetness even at 1.013.
So where do you like your FG on a 1.080-1.100 barleywine?
Grain + Hops
9.0 lb Maris Otter (3L)
8.0 lb Two-row (2L)
2.0 lb Victory (28L)
0.5 lb Crystal 80L
0.2 lb Special B (130L)
1.5 lb Corn Sugar
2.00 oz. Summit 17.1% AA 60 min
0.50 oz. El Dorado 14.0%AA 10 min
0.50 oz. Columbus 14.0% AA 10 min
0.50 oz. Cascade 6.8% AA 10 min
0.50 oz Cascade, Columbus, El Dorado dry hop - 8 days
2 11g packets of rehydrated Nottingham, fermented in upper 60s.
OG: 1.092
FG: 1.013
ABV: 10.5%
IBU: 98
I haven't done any barleywines in the past and brewed up my first one at the end of October (condensed recipe is below). I always get good attenuation in all my beers, even big ones like IIPA and IS. Nothing more I dislike than an under attenuated beer. For this beer I used Nottingham, which ended at 1.013! I was targeting 1.018-1.020 (OG 1.092), but I was surprised at the 85% AA. The tasting at bottling last night was quite good--dominated by bitterness and hop flavor at this juncture, but there is still enough sweetness even at 1.013.
So where do you like your FG on a 1.080-1.100 barleywine?
Grain + Hops
9.0 lb Maris Otter (3L)
8.0 lb Two-row (2L)
2.0 lb Victory (28L)
0.5 lb Crystal 80L
0.2 lb Special B (130L)
1.5 lb Corn Sugar
2.00 oz. Summit 17.1% AA 60 min
0.50 oz. El Dorado 14.0%AA 10 min
0.50 oz. Columbus 14.0% AA 10 min
0.50 oz. Cascade 6.8% AA 10 min
0.50 oz Cascade, Columbus, El Dorado dry hop - 8 days
2 11g packets of rehydrated Nottingham, fermented in upper 60s.
OG: 1.092
FG: 1.013
ABV: 10.5%
IBU: 98