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Elizabeth and I are interested in a Barleywine Recipe.. But can't seem to find one in a 5gal. batch and in all grain form. Anyone here know where we could find one or have one they would share that won't break the bank to brew. We've seen several that are big grain bills and 6-10gal batches.

Thanks,

I make a barleywine and a RIS every year. Big grain bills are the only way unless you supplement with extract. I wind up using about 35# grain, and brew partigyle style. I only use the King's runnings (1st) for the barleywine. You can sparge again to get another good beer, and even a 3rd running for a xtra light, or mild.
Aging barleywine is a wonderful thing. Waiting for that 1st batch is the hardest. Just like starting brewing.
If you want an all grain partigyle style barleywine, I'll look up mine and post.

Thanks John

My last Barleywine in listed in the Whats in your fermenter http://www.ovha.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... &start=600
It's 30# grain bill and unless you do as John said 'supplement with extract" thats what you need for a good Barley wine.

BTW
When I'm looking for some good recipes, I always start my searching the Whats in your fermenter section on our board.

Here's an American Barleywine recipe I made last year:

American Barelywine 05/01/10
54% Efficiency utilizing 1st runnings only
17.2 SRM
184.1 IBU’s
25# Cargil Special Pale 2 row
6 oz Cara-pils
1# Crystal 60L
2 oz Chocolate Malt
3# Cargil Munich Malt
½ # Special Roast
¼ tsp Super Moss (Irish moss) rehydrated 15 min boil
1½ oz Summit pellet hops@ 18.54% AA 90 min boil 101.7 IBU’s
1 oz Simco whole hops @ 12.7% AA 45 min boil 34.5 IBU’s
1 ½ oz Sorachi Ace whole hops@ 11.1% AA 30 min boil 25.7 IBU’s
1 oz Summit pellet hops@ 18.54 AA 5 min boil 10.3 IBU’s
1 oz Simco whole hops @ 12.7% AA 5 min boil 6.4 IBU’s
1 oz Sorachi Ace whole hops@ 11.1% AA 5 min boil 5.6 IBU’s
Safeale US 05 repitch
Strike 45 Quarts @ 160 degree water = 150 degree mash. Hold for 1 ½ hr.
Test for complete conversions with iodine.
Mash out at 170 degrees.
Take 1st runnings (8 gallons). Preboil: 1.080.
Boil for 120 min.
Added 1 gallon of RO water @ 30 min left in boil
OG: 23.0 Brix = 1.096 SG