Barley wine question

[Frankfurtvr4]

Total newbie question but my final gravity on my BW is 0.97. Is that normal?

 

[osagedr]

What yeast did you use?

 

[Frankfurtvr4]

Lalvin RC 212 Bourgovin Wine Yeast, it was all I had laying around and had a good alcohol tolerance. It did nutrient twice during the process.

 

[DrinkinSurfer]

What was your OG? That is incredibly low for a barley wine as they are known for their alcohol presence as well as the residual sugars.

 

[Frankfurtvr4]

My brew book is at home but it was pretty high as I recall.

 

[Frodo]

Total newbie question but my final gravity on my BW is 0.97. Is that normal?

The style FG's are 1.018 to 1.030 for an English Barley Wine, and 1.016 to 1.030 for an American Barley Wine.

 

[Pommy]

What was your recipe? Im just interested to see how this turns out, its going to be * strong

 

[Frankfurtvr4]

will email it to you in March. I am a few thousand miles away from my book at the moment. I am pretty scared of it to be honest. If it is bad I will just run my chainsaw with it.

 

[bknifefight]

That is WAY too low. I would be curious to see your recipe. Did it contain more sugar than malt or something?

 

[SkinnyShamrock]

I didn't think you could end below 1.000, but holy wow. You can probably run a jet engine on it if it doesn't taste good.

 

[Frankfurtvr4]

SWMBO is taking the reading for me. She might be doing it wrong. I don't see how but I guess that is the only explanation.