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Old School English

Traditinal English Barley Wine

Brewer: Vetch Email: holveck_c@yahoo.com
Beer: Old School English Style: Barley Wine
Type: All grain Size: 3.5 gallons
Color:
9 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 90 IBU
OG: 1.126 FG: 1.025
Alcohol: 13.0% v/v (10.2% w/w)
Water: Soft filtered declorinated (could probably use a treatment to increase hardness)
Grain: 13 lb. British pale
Mash: 80% efficiency
Dough in 104 (20)
Step Mash 122/145/155 (20/30/30min)
Mashout 172
(Can do a primary runoff with a target gravity of 1.072, @ 5.5 gal)
(perform secondary runoff for 5.5 gallons for a Mild English Ale target gravity is 1.032)
Boil: 300 minutes SG 1.080 5.5 gallons
1 lb. Belgian candi sugar
Boil til 4 gal reached an start hop schedule. Add Yeast Nutrient & Irish moss in last 15 min
Hops: 2 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 5 min.)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast: Champagne Yeast
Log: Primary (til finished) 14 days
Secondary 3 months (on American Oak chips, light or medium toast)
Bottle condition minimum 2 months
Carbonation: Very Low (1)

Recipe posted 05/12/06.