Help with Barleywine Recipe Tweak

[rodwha]

My recent old ale was calculated to have a FG of 17, but I ended with 25. I fermented it at 64* for 2 weeks and allowed it to sit at ~73* for about 1 1/2 months so I didn't bother. 8% ABV is good enough I figure, though it was supposed to be 8.9%.

Sure hope it's not too sweet. Hopefully the 55 IBU's will help offset it if it does.

 

[c2mcclel]

What final gravity is intolerable? I have no problem brewing a double ipa and mixing it at bottling time.

My house temp is set at 68 and beer is sitting in the spare bedroom quite a bit warmer. Airlock is still bubbling away. I'll spin the fermenter every few days to wake any dropped yeast.

 

[rodwha]

Good question. I had a stout that didn't reach FG, but I had created unfermentables as the mash temp reached 180* while I wasn't looking (stovetop BIAB). It was sickly sweet.

 

[c2mcclel]

So I racked to secondary today, exactly six weeks after boil. Final Gravity ended up being 1.027. Tasted the hydrometer sample and it wasn't as sweet as I feared. Really boozy, but not fusely and tasted similar to Arcadia Cereal Killer.

Should I add anything to secondary, maybe sugar or honey? Or will that give me off flavors? Also, would I need to add any yeast for bottling?

I appreciate all the help on this brew!

 

[Calder]

I would say you are done. I said you wouldn't make 1.020. You should have replaced a couple of lbs of LME with sugar to help it get down a little lower.