ClYDE

This continues with my line of beers named for dogs. Clyde was my friend's bulldog who recently passed away. I am brewing my first barley wine. I hope it packs the same wallop as he did when he bumped into you. A big hit in a small packagae.

Brewer:	Doug Kraus		Email:	doug.kraus@mac.com
Beer:	ClYDE		Style:	Barley Wine
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	3 gallons
Color:	36 HCU (~17 SRM)		Bitterness:	138 IBU
OG:	1.102		FG:	1.030
Alcohol:	9.3% v/v (7.3% w/w)
Water:	Put water out the night before to dissipate any chemicals. Used tap water with no water treatment. 1 gallon for the grain mash. 1 gallon for the sparge water. 2.5 gallons for the boil.
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 60L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Steep:	Grains in bag in 1 gallon. This and sparge gallon brought up to 150 F, then put in oven for an hour to hold temp at 150.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.077	4 gallons
	7.75 lb. Light malt extract
	Irish moss - 1/4 tsp at 15 minutes. With extract and grains sparged the initial boil was exactly 4 gallons. It was just over 3 gallons at the end of the boil.
Hops:	1 oz. Chinook (11.1% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Nugget (11.2% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.1% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Perle (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP001 - put in 600 ml yeast start about 36 hours prior to pitching
Log:	This is going to be huge.
Carbonation:	Keg - CO2 Carbonation

Recipe posted 10/26/09.