northernlad
Well-Known Member
I wish to make a 2.5 gallon batch of Barleywine and a 5 gallon batch of Amber.
My grain bill right now is
12lb 2 row
12lb MO
1lb Crystal 80
Do I mash as if it is a 7.5 gallon batch or a 10 or do I just mash at a certain thickness without regard to batch size?
Does anyone have suggestions? Is it really just as simple as collecting first runnings for the BW, then business as usual for the Amber?
Thanks for everyones input below is what became of it...
*EDIT*
This experiment yielded exactly what I was looking for in terms of gravity.
I ended up with 3 gallons of 1.100 Barleywine and 5.5 gallons of 1.050 "Amber"
The "Amber" I was shooting for is lacking the proper color and is a nice pale ale.
I think will call them Fat Man and Little Boy
Mashed at 151 for 60 minutes, collected first runnings of 4 gallons.
Double batch sparge to collect 6.5 gallons for PA
Fat Man Barleywine
60 min 0.4oz Warrior pellet
60 min 0.4oz Chinook pellet
10 min 1.0oz Cascade pellet
10 min 1.0oz Centennial pellet
Dry Hop 1.0oz Cascade pellet
Dry Hop 1.0oz Centennial pellet
~106 IBU
Boil: 90 minutes
Cooled to 70
I whipped it with a balloon whip to aerate
Pitched on a 1056 yeast cake from The Wise clone and was bubbling before the second batch was done boiling.
Little Boy Pale Ale
60 min 0.8oz Galena pellet
15 min .8oz Citra pellet
0 min .8oz Centennial pellet
Dry Hop .5oz Cascade pellet
Dry Hop .5oz Amarillo pellet
~38 IBU.
Boiled for 60 minutes
Cooled to 70, pitched one packet rehydrated S-05
My grain bill right now is
12lb 2 row
12lb MO
1lb Crystal 80
Do I mash as if it is a 7.5 gallon batch or a 10 or do I just mash at a certain thickness without regard to batch size?
Does anyone have suggestions? Is it really just as simple as collecting first runnings for the BW, then business as usual for the Amber?
Thanks for everyones input below is what became of it...
*EDIT*
This experiment yielded exactly what I was looking for in terms of gravity.
I ended up with 3 gallons of 1.100 Barleywine and 5.5 gallons of 1.050 "Amber"
The "Amber" I was shooting for is lacking the proper color and is a nice pale ale.
I think will call them Fat Man and Little Boy
Mashed at 151 for 60 minutes, collected first runnings of 4 gallons.
Double batch sparge to collect 6.5 gallons for PA
Fat Man Barleywine
60 min 0.4oz Warrior pellet
60 min 0.4oz Chinook pellet
10 min 1.0oz Cascade pellet
10 min 1.0oz Centennial pellet
Dry Hop 1.0oz Cascade pellet
Dry Hop 1.0oz Centennial pellet
~106 IBU
Boil: 90 minutes
Cooled to 70
I whipped it with a balloon whip to aerate
Pitched on a 1056 yeast cake from The Wise clone and was bubbling before the second batch was done boiling.
Little Boy Pale Ale
60 min 0.8oz Galena pellet
15 min .8oz Citra pellet
0 min .8oz Centennial pellet
Dry Hop .5oz Cascade pellet
Dry Hop .5oz Amarillo pellet
~38 IBU.
Boiled for 60 minutes
Cooled to 70, pitched one packet rehydrated S-05