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English Barleywine

Dan Hansen • Aug 12, 2020

Season 2 / Episode 11

Welcome back to Hops & Gnarly! Today I’m brewing an English Barleywine on my 7.5 gallon Brewer’s Edge Mash and Boil. For this 3 gallon batch I’m using almost 12 pounds of grain which should push me to just over 9% ABV. I’ll be honest, this is far from my favorite style but it’s going to help me with a long term project that we’ll get into later on. 


Also (spoiler alert) I’m walking through the steps I took to build a new home brewery.


Now, let’s make some beer!


Reference

https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-english-barleywine/

https://byo.com/article/barleywine/ 


Things I used in this brew

2 Gallon Bucket (for grains): https://bit.ly/2yhWNXJ 

Eye dropper (for lactic acid): https://amzn.to/3f0Ilmm 

Star-San: https://bit.ly/36hsxZR 

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Brewer’s Edge Mash and Boil: https://amzn.to/2XFC5KU 

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Anvil 4 Gallon Brew Bucket: https://bit.ly/3d0qyeE 

Quick Disconnect on the Anvil Brew Bucket: https://amzn.to/2OXdWe8 

Anvil Bucket Cooling System: https://bit.ly/3kuCUQE 

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Quick Disconnects for the chiller: https://amzn.to/3jyujMa 

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