Holiday Cheer
This beer is really more of a strong American Amber than a Barleywine. But, if it ends up over 9%ABV, "That'll do Pig, That'll do."
| Brewer: | Rick Rogan | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Holiday Cheer | Style: | Barley Wine | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 53 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.085 | FG: | 1.015 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 9.1% v/v (7.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Pennsylvania Spring Water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. 8 oz. American crystal 60L 1 oz. American chocolate 0.5 oz. American black patent |
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| Steep: | Steeped for 40 minutes at about 152°F. | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.071 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 9 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
| Irish Moss at 20 minutes left in boil for clarity. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | 1 vial White Labs #WLP008 East Coast Ale liquid for flavor, plus, 1 pkg (11g) Danstar Nottingham dry yeast for attentuation. | |||||||
| Log: | Brewed 11/20/04. Actually used Columbus hop pellets for bittering instead of Chinook, but, Columbus isn't a choice in the spreadsheet. Just one more beer for the holidays. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 5 oz. Corn Sugar for bottle carbonation. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Won't be sure until Christmas/New Year's consumption. Will most certainly be better around 2/1/05 after a little aging. | |||||||
Recipe posted 11/20/04.