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Big Head WheatWine

Big Head WheatWine

American Barleywine • All Grain • 5.5 gal

This would be like a barleywine, except for using wheat instead of barley.

September 25, 2001 pm 05:04pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 15 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 6 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • .5 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 1 lbs American Caramel 20°L

    American Caramel 20°L

    Provides color, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • 2 oz Bullion - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 75 min

    Bullion

    Neutral. Not highly regarded.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 19 - Strong Ale

Subcategory: C - American Barleywine

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.107 1.080 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.028 1.016 - 1.030
Color: 19.3 SRM 10 - 19
Alcohol: 10.6% ABV 8% - 12%
Bitterness: 65.6 IBU 50 - 120

Discussion

dartedplus

Bottled over 4 years ago. Will tste and re comment

2006-09-25 12:32am

I bottled this 4 1/2 years ago and still have some left. It was a little hoppy for me at first so I left it to age. I will have to go get one out and chill it down and give it a try. With that in mind I will write another comment in a couple of days.

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