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That's what I got when I spoke with another member of the board. He suggested a cake off of a lower OG batch. Unfortunately, I do not have that as an option at this point. I know I am taking a gamble here by not using a starter, but I am hoping 3 packs (dated 2/21) will make due for the 2 and...

I ended up getting some very good info from a board member, as well as a couple buddy's that have done some monster OG Barleywines. All points lead to a heavier strain - Scottish, Belgium, London, Belgium Strong, etc, and a lot of it. The key is to make sure that you have enough active yeast...

First time barleywine brewer so I have some questions about an "ideal" yeast to use. It's an all-grain batch estimated to sit at about 1.113 OG and an estimated 11.9% ABV. 14 day primary, 3 month secondary, then bottle for 5-12 months. I was looking for a good, clean fermenting yeast. I...

JR's = Juniors, rookies, kids, young bucks...haha. These ones that grew up making beer on the internet with their fancy how-to you tube videos and fancy on-line calculators & stuff. :D Just poking a bit of fun, is all.

Right?! Math is for dummies! I'm just going to party my way through school...haha. Anyway, my number was 38.5 IBU (or so) for my math, but that was going off the high side of the anticipated OG for the Imperial. Either way, it looks like I calc'd it all in correctly (or close enough)...

Is it the IBU's/Bitterness you are trying to keep close, or the ratio percentage? I can get the ratio close to the original recipe (which for the recipe I posted was .42) But, in theory, that would put my IBU's way up there. No where near the 22.7 IBU listed. Now I know that the IBU's...

Now that is a sound piece of advise there. Have you ever used this method in a recipe you did personally? If so, how were the results.

Well, first off let me thank you guys for the wholesome welcome & support. Let's see if we can get somewhere here... Agreed. But before the acquisitions, I will just throw it out there that the way I was taught to brew was by my Father - who never had the internet, fancy calculators...

Hopefully, I am in the right section here. If not, I apologize. Anyway, I am looking to make a couple of adjustments to this Nut Brown recipe... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f67/nut-brown-ag-30187/ ...and make it an IMPERIAL Nut Brown. I can handle adjusting the grain volume, but I am...

Here' ya go. It was found on page 7 of this thread. This is from Denny himself.

Success? I guess... Man 'o man... What a process. I tried out a new 10 gal mash tun with a 'homemade' bazooka style screen in it - OYI!!! Stuck Strike & Stuck Sparge! I was about 20 minutes late draining my strike, and over an hour late by the time I had my 7 to boil. Arg! I guess it's a...

Nevermind... answered my own question.

Ah, Denny you are the man! Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.65 oz. Magnum-Domestic Whole 15.00 29.2 60 min. 0.40 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 6.00 2.6 10 min. JACKPOT! Just what I was looking for - but I guess...

Denny - I hope you see this in time... As I mentioned in a prior post, this was going to be under way. Well, tomorrow is the day. I have one BURNING question though - in regards to the hop additions. I have seen a slew of comments in various places about how much to use. Confusing, at...

Very well. I will accept that opinion. Here's what I will do - I will add the 2 beans to the 2ndary and let her rest for 3 weeks (instead of 2), then keg it. Give it a little more Umpff! I'll drink on it until I feel the vanilla begins to fade below my liking, then add a 1/4-1/3 of a bean at...

Thanks for the response. I know you say 'up to my taste' and I respect that thought. But in all theory (from a master brewer) would it be worth while to add the 3rd bean right to the keg and letting it meander in there, as opposed to over bean-ing in the conditioning phase? I'm not...

Hello everyone - total noob to the board, not a noob to the brew. I know this thread has been dormant since Feb, but I am looking to get this recipe underway for the fall season. I was hoping I could get a reply from Denny himself on a couple of questions. I have spent the better part of my...