FG/Attenuation in American Barleywine

[uwmgdman]

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

 

[Calder]

I like them dry. My last one went from 1.100 to 1.010, and tasted just right to me. Still plenty of sweetness.

 

[uwmgdman]

We're on the same page with the attenuation. Curious to hear from more. What kind of yeast did you use in that brew?

 

[Calder]

We're on the same page with the attenuation. Curious to hear from more. What kind of yeast did you use in that brew?

I started with PacMan, but surprisingly it stalled at around 1.019 (too sweet for me). So I threw together a quick starter of various slurries I had on hand (a teaspoon of each) 3711, WLP022, and a couple of others if I remember correctly.

I figured the PacMan had reached it's alcohol limit, so pulled together several yeasts I had on hand to try and bring it down a bit more. I was really surprised that PacMan packed up at about 11%