MetalMan2004
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I have lots of questions, but they all are dependant on my first question. Allow me to explain myself.
My wife is pregnant and I decided to make a brew in honor of our kid! Then my thought went one step further thinking maybe I could do a barleywine that could condition until my kid is at drinking age (yes I know I am thinking WAY down the road and 21 years of conditioning is a LONG TIME.).
So my first question is how long is too long for conditioning a barleywine. I have read that several months to several years is good, but what does that mean? Is 21 years possible with good conditions to condition in?
Just for a bit of background, I did 1 gallong all grain recipes for a couple of years before moving on to 5 gallon partial recipes. I am going to do 1-2 all grain 5 gallon recipes before brewing this, so I am not too worried with the brewing aspect at this point, just the conditioning part (all though I will have a lot of questions later on the brewing).
Thanks in advance for the help!
My wife is pregnant and I decided to make a brew in honor of our kid! Then my thought went one step further thinking maybe I could do a barleywine that could condition until my kid is at drinking age (yes I know I am thinking WAY down the road and 21 years of conditioning is a LONG TIME.).
So my first question is how long is too long for conditioning a barleywine. I have read that several months to several years is good, but what does that mean? Is 21 years possible with good conditions to condition in?
Just for a bit of background, I did 1 gallong all grain recipes for a couple of years before moving on to 5 gallon partial recipes. I am going to do 1-2 all grain 5 gallon recipes before brewing this, so I am not too worried with the brewing aspect at this point, just the conditioning part (all though I will have a lot of questions later on the brewing).
Thanks in advance for the help!