9th April - Barley Wine

[booldawg]

4984g - Maris Otter
290g - Flaked Maize
195g - Crystal Malt
520g - Soft Light Brown Sugar

116 Goldings, copper hops
27g Golding to steep

15L in the FV.

Mashed in at 08.20, unfortunately no pics as digital camera is AWOL
Coincidently the 8 months maturation (once racked off to demi-johns) will make this ready bang on 23rd December; my 40th!

Silly things done so far;

Didnt realise the tap was open on the mash tun whilst transferring grist from mixing bucket to MT! realised after about 1 second, luckily the tap was over the kitchen sink.

Messed up the measurement of the mash liquor a bit, isnt as stiff as I'd like it, may just over 2.5L per kg.

Well lovely day for it as I'm boiling outside. May even spark the bbq up in the afternoon.

[roger the dog]

Have a good one Booldawg, I hope the weather holds up for you - it's p*ssing down up here

[Vossy1]

Enjoy

[subsub]

mmmm Barley Wine have a goodun B

[booldawg]

Hit a decent OG of 1084. Hoping those 2 x sachets of Nottingham will bring it down to give me a high 9s ABV . After 14 days in the FV it'll be tranfered to demijohns and sit under airlock until bottling late October.

[Garth]

nice work booldawg, that's a 'sipper' for definate

good luck with the will power not to drink the lot afor it's time..!

[ECR]

Hope it turns out well BD