Bourbon Barrel Old Ale Recipe (All Grain, 2013)
We will be brewing this beer as part of a Bourbon Barrel Brew at our Montgomeryville store on October 26. Everyone is welcome to attend! The primary fermentation will be conducted in bourbon barrels here at the store (optional), which will add complexity and complementary flavors. This recipe is for 5 gallons, but you can brew any volume you’d like – just fill out the online sign-up form so we can get an accurate headcount.
Statistics
Original Gravity 1.093
Final Gravity 1.022
Alcohol Content 9.0%
All Grain Ingredients
18.5 lbs. Muntons Pale Malt
0.75 lb. Briess Crystal 80°L
0.25 lb. Muntons Black Patent
0.5 lb. Black Treacle
1.7 oz. Horizon Hops (Bittering, 11.9% AA) with 60 minutes left in the boil
London Ale Yeast (starter provided by Keystone Homebrew Supply)
4 Muslin Bags
Procedure
We assume that you are familiar with basic homebrewing techniques, so these procedures are abbreviated.
1. Follow standard all-grain practices and mash the grains at 152 for 1 hour. Grain quantities are assuming approximately 70% efficiency; please see a Keystone employee for an adjustment if your efficiency is different.
2. Collect 7 gallons of wort in your kettle (or enough to net 5.5 gallons post-boil) and stir in the treacle. Bring to a boil place the bittering hops into a muslin bag, add them to the pot, and set your timer to boil for 1 hour. Keep an eye on the pot to avoid boil-overs.
3. After 45 minutes of boiling, add ½ teaspoon of Irish moss, or 1 Whirlfloc tablet, to help clarify your beer.
4. After 60 minutes of boiling, turn off the heat. Put a lid on your pot and cool your wort as quickly as possible. Remove the hop bags from the kettle.
5. Make sure the wort is below 80°F before you have your wort transferred into a barrel, but do not perform the transfer yourself. Instead, let a Keystone Homebrew employee know that you are ready.`
6. Be prepared to drop off your sanitized and volume-calibrated fermentors at our Montgomeryville store by Sunday, November 17. If using a keg, you may bring a pre-sanitized keg to our store on the day of the event, or you may purchase a Sanikeg from us at any time. We will contact you when your beer is ready for pickup. Please plan to retrieve your beer within a week of being contacted.
7. This beer will benefit from extended bulk aging in a keg or glass carboy. Using a hydrometer, confirm completion of fermentation prior to bottling. When ready to bottle, siphon beer into your sanitized bottling bucket, leaving sediment behind. Boil priming sugar in 1-2 cups of water for a few minutes, gently stir into the beer, and bottle as usual.