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:	Chico 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)
Tasting:	Crisp, sparkling, mild oak'y and malty flavor (next time, will add some crystal to increase the body).

Recipe posted 08/09/06.