The Guild purchased a used bourbon barrel in April 2006 that we filled with barley wine. The barrel and the blending of different beers give the barrel whole new levels of complexity and flavor. Members can brew up a batch of barley wine, deposit it in the barrel, and withdraw a slightly smaller amount of beer from the barrel to take home and enjoy.

For more details and history of the project, please see: AABG Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine project (AABGBBBW)

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
5 gal 60 min 68.1 IBUs 20.2 SRM 1.095 1.028 8.9 %
Actuals 1.046 1.01 4.7 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
English Barleywine 17 D 1.08 - 1.12 1.018 - 1.03 35 - 70 8 - 22 1.6 - 2.6 8 - 12 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt, Maris Otter 16.5 lbs 84.35
Special Roast 2 lbs 10.22
Crystal Light - 45L (Crisp) 1 lbs 5.11
Chocolate Malt 1 oz 0.32

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Goldings, East Kent 3.53 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 5.7
Goldings, East Kent 0.95 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 5.7

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
Essex Ale Yeast (WLP022) White Labs 74% 66°F - 70°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Saccharification 156°F 60 min
Mash Out 168°F 10 min