Barrel aged Flanders red ale

Intended to be a flanders red ale for a club barrel project. 10 brewers are making 5 gallon batches, doing the primary fermentation and then adding to a 55 gallon oak barrel and adding wild ale cultures and aging for several months. Should be interesting

Brewer:	Chris McMath		Email:	jcmcmath@hotmail.com
Beer:	Barrel aged Flanders red ale		Style:	Flanders Brown
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	18 HCU (~11 SRM)		Bitterness:	23 IBU
OG:	1.077		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	8.3% v/v (6.5% w/w)
Water:	well water with gypsum
Grain:	9 lb. German Pilsner .5 lb. Wheat malt 2 lb. German Munich .5 lb. British crystal 50-60L .5 lb. British crystal 70-80L
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Infusion mash with thin decoction to get to mashout
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.053	8 gallons
	1 lb. Belgian candi sugar
	whirlfloc tab at 15 min
Hops:	1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Fermentis T-58, overnight starter.
Log:	brewed 10/12/09

Recipe posted 10/12/09.