4 Hour Boil! Or, how to make a 10% Beer with a lower amount of grains.

Overall, a good way to fine tune your equipment and create a sauna in your basement. It’s been fermenting for a week on Hornidal; still active. Make sure to use a blow off!

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
5.2 gal 240 min 73.5 IBUs 12.6 SRM 1.092 1.022 9.5 %
Actuals 1.097 1.024 9.9 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
English Barleywine 17 D 1.08 - 1.12 1.018 - 1.03 35 - 70 8 - 22 1.6 - 2.6 8 - 12 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt, Maris Otter 16 lbs 88.89
Brown Malt 1 lbs 5.56
Oats, Golden Naked (Simpsons) 1 lbs 5.56

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Challenger 3 oz 70 min Boil Pellet 7.5

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
Burton Ale (WLP023) White Labs 72% 68°F - 73°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Saccharification 150°F 60 min
Mash Out 168°F 10 min

Notes

Don't forget a blow off.

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