John Barley #5

This marks #5 in the annual barleywine brewing festival. Something of a Brittish persuasion this time a round that should serve as a great winter warmer.

Brewer:	J & C		Email:	-
Beer:	John Barley #5		Style:	Barley Wine
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	58 HCU (~24 SRM)		Bitterness:	65 IBU
OG:	1.081		FG:	1.020
Alcohol:	7.9% v/v (6.2% w/w)
Water:	2 tsp. of gypsum added to wort before the boil.
Grain:	15 lb. British pale 1 lb. American Munich 8 oz. American victory 8 oz. American crystal 60L 12 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. British Carastan 8 oz. American chocolate
Mash:	60% efficiency
	Single temperatue infusion mash utilizing 1 qt. of water per pound. Average temperature for 90 minutes was only 145°, giving us a less than thorough conversion.
Boil:	95 minutes	SG 1.060	6.75 gallons
	Re-hydrated irish moss added 15 minutes before the end of the boil.
Hops:	3.5 oz. Fuggles (4% AA, 75 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (4% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (4% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 10 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast London #1028 started in a 750ml of hoppy wort.
Log:	Brewed on July 18, 1998. The actual starting gravity was 1.077 due to the low temperature mash and lack of full conversion. Dryhopped for one month with 1/2 ounce plug of Kent Goldings.
Carbonation:	Bottled with 1/2 cup corn sugar.
Tasting:	At bottling this beer tasted very drinkable. Stronger than an olde ale but not quite typical barley wine strength. Try using 1.25 quarts of water per pound of grain if you a using a mashing system without the abillity to add heat and raise the temperature.

Recipe posted 11/10/98.