I was initially going to brew a barley wine today but due to the fact that it is impossible to find an oxygen tank in Chicago I've decided to use my grains to do 2 different batches instead. Plus I lost my DME and had to make a starter from grain, which didn't go to well. So my question is: if I check the gravity of the wort straight out of my mash tun is there a good way to guess the amount of hops to use during the boil. I'm planning on doing a small one gallon batch with the first stronger runnings and then afterwards a 3 gallon batch with the second runnings. I have Wyeast 9097 Old Ale Blend for the 1 gallon batch and then 3711 French Saison for the 3 gallon. I know its a broad question but any advice would be appreciated. Basically I don't want either of the beers to be overly bitter.
The grains are as follows:
6lb 2oz Golden Promise
6lb 1oz Marris Otter
4lb 3oz Munich
0lb 8oz Special B
The grains are as follows:
6lb 2oz Golden Promise
6lb 1oz Marris Otter
4lb 3oz Munich
0lb 8oz Special B