Coniston Brewery, No.9 Barley Wine

[Fido97]

Hi, anyone know the recipe for this (Champion Beer of Britain at GBBF 2012)? Cheers

[seymour]

Coniston No. 9 Barley Wine
Coniston Brewing Company - Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria, UK, behind the Black Bull Pub
OG: ≈1083
ABV: 8.5%
Grainbill: 86.4% Maris Otter, 6.8% Crystal Malt, 6.8% Dark Crystal Malt
Bittering Hops: Challenger (90 min)
Aroma Hops: Goldings (lots at flame-out)
IBU: ≈36
Colour: clear deep amber, it darkens a bit with aging
Fermentation: proprietary Coniston English ale strain, some bottles contain primary strain, this particular beer is kreusened with some actively fermenting Bluebird Bitter, matured three months

[Hanglow]

seymour you are a machine


A machine I love



please never stop posting

[seymour]

Hanglow loves machines, heh, heh.

[Hanglow]

Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:42 am

Yeah I think I might have been slightly tipsy

[Fido97]

Cheers Seymour - you must be a detective in your spare time - I couldn't find it anywhere. That's a huge amount of grain will have to reduce brew length to accommodate - in fact I've never done one that big OG wise. Will be good for Christmas 14 I reckon.

[seymour]

Cheers Seymour - you must be a detective in your spare time - I couldn't find it anywhere. That's a huge amount of grain will have to reduce brew length to accommodate - in fact I've never done one that big OG wise. Will be good for Christmas 14 I reckon.

Sounds good. Happy brewing!