All, this was posted on our first trial forum but due to the significance of the reason for the brew I wanted to move it over to this forum, hopefully Phil can keep us up to date with how it's coming along. :)
Hi Guys,
when I finally get dressed this morning I shall be brewing a big old barley wine in honour of my son who was born exactly one week ago. The recipe is very basic in a traditional barley wine sort of way. The OG of 1.138 is calculated from 1 point per oz of William's birth weight. He weighed 8lb 10 oz or 138 oz.
The idea is to brew it, age it for a couple of months, bottle it then drink a couple of bottles each year on his birthday. I may have to hide them though as there's a good chance I may just get a thirst on one night and have them all drained by Christmas
So, I present to you..
Celebration of William Philip
Brew length: 30l
OG: 1.138
IBU: 93
EBC: 28
Efficiency: 70%
Pale Malt - 18.2kg
Crystal Malt - 0.5kg
EKG - 400g FWH
Yeast - Nottingham
Mash temp: 64C
Boil 90minutes
/Phil.
Hi Guys,
when I finally get dressed this morning I shall be brewing a big old barley wine in honour of my son who was born exactly one week ago. The recipe is very basic in a traditional barley wine sort of way. The OG of 1.138 is calculated from 1 point per oz of William's birth weight. He weighed 8lb 10 oz or 138 oz.
The idea is to brew it, age it for a couple of months, bottle it then drink a couple of bottles each year on his birthday. I may have to hide them though as there's a good chance I may just get a thirst on one night and have them all drained by Christmas
So, I present to you..
Celebration of William Philip
Brew length: 30l
OG: 1.138
IBU: 93
EBC: 28
Efficiency: 70%
Pale Malt - 18.2kg
Crystal Malt - 0.5kg
EKG - 400g FWH
Yeast - Nottingham
Mash temp: 64C
Boil 90minutes
/Phil.