
Jimmy's Wee Tipple
American Barleywine • All Grain • 20 L
A recipe for my first son "Jimmy". All the amounts are equated using his birth weight of 3.480kg. I hope to be still drinking this beer with my son on his 21st birthday. CHEERS!!
August 16, 2001 am 01:02am
Ingredients (All Grain, 20 L)
- 6.960 kg
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 0.696 kg
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 0.087 kg
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 0.174 kg
Torrified Wheat
Torrified Wheat
Helps head retention and mouthfeel, used in some pale ales.
- 79.3 g
Fuggle - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 29 g
Goldings - 5.3 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 34.8 g
Goldings - 5.3 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
-
Wyeast 2565 Kolsch
Wyeast 2565 Kolsch
A hybrid of ale and lager characteristics. This strain develops excellent maltiness with subdued fruitiness, and a crisp finish. Ferments well at moderate temperatures.
Notes
I have designed this beer around the birth weight of my first son "Jimmy", a healthy 3.480kg. All amounts are divisible by this amount, even the hops @ 69.6% EBU Fuggles etc. I cannot tell you how good it is as it will take over a year to ferment completely out in 2 gal glass carboys, at which time i shall krausen at 1/2tsp yeast creamed into the bulk and 1/2 tsp sugar per pint. This beer is designed to be ready in 5 years for the first taste and I am hoping that I will be drinking a few bottles with my son on his 21st birthday. If you can wait till then for me to let you all know how it turned out, use a champagne yeast if necessary to ferment at secondary quicker and then let me know how good it is!!!!!
Style (BJCP)
Category: 19 - Strong Ale
Subcategory: C - American Barleywine
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.093 | 1.080 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.022 | 1.016 - 1.030 | ![]() |
Color: | 19.6 SRM | 10 - 19 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 9.5% ABV | 8% - 12% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 78.6 IBU | 50 - 120 | ![]() |