Just cracked my first and it had a scent of the actual alcohol, unlike lower ABV beers. Is this normal? Should I add more 60 min hops to counter this in the future? Is there anything else to bring a "balance" to the beer?
BTW, don't even ask what my grain bill for this was. I used every bit of odd and end grain I had to make it-- just to use the stuff up. Though not an actual barleywine, I had an OG of 1.132. It fermented down to 1.040~ 12%
BTW, don't even ask what my grain bill for this was. I used every bit of odd and end grain I had to make it-- just to use the stuff up. Though not an actual barleywine, I had an OG of 1.132. It fermented down to 1.040~ 12%