Hardly Thomas Clone - kinda - English Barleywine

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe - by Christo

RECIPE INFO

Author: Christo - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 77%
Calories: 350
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 0.56
OG: 1.108
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FG: 1.022
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IBUs: 60.66 (tinseth)
- - - IBUs
Color: 14.1° SRM / 27.78° EBC
- - - SRM
Alcohol: 11.27%
-% - -% ABV

FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Molasses - US, 0 (4.1%), 36 ppg, 60 L, Mash
Maris Otter Pale - UK, 0 (82.2%), 38 ppg, 3 L, Mash
Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US, 0 (8.2%), 46 ppg, 0 L, Mash
Victory Malt - US, 0 (3.4%), 34 ppg, 28 L, Mash
Brown Malt - UK, 0 (2.1%), 33 ppg, 65 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Sterling, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 20 Minutes, 7.5, 15.8
Magnum(GR), 0 (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 12.9, 44.87

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Fermentis Safale S-04, 80%

NOTES

Mash at 152F.
Add Corn Sugar and Molasses last 5 minutes of boil or at flameout. (bitterness will be closer to 70 IBUs with late addition of sugar and lower boil gravity).
Make a 2L starter to get yeast active prior to pitch.
Ferment at 65F-68F - will take at least 2 weeks.
Agitate first few days to insure yeast is roused well. While a high-alcohol tolerant ale yeast, will stall if you don't watch it.
Using Victory/Brown mix versus usual Special Roast in this batch

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