1st Barleywine

[MHBT]

I have some 2 row that has been sitting around for awhile along with some cluster so im gonna make a american barley wine..i have a few packs of us05.. I calculated the og will be 1.104 i should probably rehydrate 2 packs right? i never made a beer of this magnitude cheers

 

[secondbase]

Assuming a five gallon batch I would use 3, maybe 4 packs of rehydrated 05 for a gravity that large.

 

[MHBT]

Assuming a five gallon batch I would use 3, maybe 4 packs of rehydrated 05 for a gravity that large.

oh i forgot to mention its a 4 gallon batch..so 3-4 for a 4 gallon?

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

I made a 2 gallon batch starting at 1.096. I pitched 1 package of rehydrated Nottingham and after a month it was down to 1.014.

 

[secondbase]

oh i forgot to mention its a 4 gallon batch..so 3-4 for a 4 gallon?

I would use 3 packs. High gravity beers need more cells. It would be hard to overpitch yeast in this beer and your fermentation will be healthier with the additional pack of yeast.

 

[Duffman870727]

It's always better to overpitch than to underpitch if you are unsure. A high gravity beer is very stressful on the yeast and re-hydration is a must. 4 packs would be an appropriate amount of yeast for your beer and aerate it well.