My wife says that if I am willing to make her a barley wine that she is willing to try having another baby (at age 42). I have not attempted a grain bill this big and I have read that recipes like these can take 9-12 months to properly finish. I bought a NB kit and plugged the recipe into beersmith and showed it to her. She said that if she is going to go through childbirth birth again that the ABV and SG/IBU ratio needs to be higher. Thus, I tried modifying this recipe on beersmith and would like feedback, comments and suggestions anyone is willing to share.
I plan to try to harvest some Wyeast American 1056 from an Amber Ale that I am fermenting right now plus try to build a yeast starter for this large OG.
Barley Wine for SWMBO (All-Grain at 70% efficiency, Batch Sparge)
18.0 lb Maris Otter (4.0 SRM) 95%
0.5 lb Crystal 20 L 2.5%
0.5 lb Crystal 80 L 2.5%
3.0 oz Cascade (5.0%) 60 min 39.4 IBU
2.0 oz Williamette (4.7%) 15 min 12.2 IBU
2 packets Wyeast American Ale #1056
EST OG: 1.092
EST FG: 1.021
EST SRM: 13.3
EST ABV: 9.22%
SG/IBU: 0.563
Recipe is not that fancy but at having to wait 9 months to try the thing I thought it would be best to ask for opinions. [Should this will go into a secondary for at least 6 months before bottling?]
Thanks,
Mick
I plan to try to harvest some Wyeast American 1056 from an Amber Ale that I am fermenting right now plus try to build a yeast starter for this large OG.
Barley Wine for SWMBO (All-Grain at 70% efficiency, Batch Sparge)
18.0 lb Maris Otter (4.0 SRM) 95%
0.5 lb Crystal 20 L 2.5%
0.5 lb Crystal 80 L 2.5%
3.0 oz Cascade (5.0%) 60 min 39.4 IBU
2.0 oz Williamette (4.7%) 15 min 12.2 IBU
2 packets Wyeast American Ale #1056
EST OG: 1.092
EST FG: 1.021
EST SRM: 13.3
EST ABV: 9.22%
SG/IBU: 0.563
Recipe is not that fancy but at having to wait 9 months to try the thing I thought it would be best to ask for opinions. [Should this will go into a secondary for at least 6 months before bottling?]
Thanks,
Mick