4.23.2013

Wee Heavy for French Oak Red Wine Barrel




Here is a quick review of the Wee Heavy that our club did for the Red Wine Barrel.  I sampled this a month in and it is beautiful.  Caramel, sweet, slight Oak.   This will probably remain in the barrel for 6-9 months!

The clubs recipe was very simple...

Golden Promise
Half pound of chocolate malt.
Then take 2 gallons of the first runnings and boil that down to one quart to get a nice caramelization.  

I accidentely bought the ingredients for the recipe below.  I did do the kettle caramelization as well, and figured it wouldn't be a huge deal.

Specific Gravity: 1.105 OG
Final Gravity: 1.028 FG
Color:  22° SRM  Brown to Dark Brown
Mash Efficiency : 65 %
Bitterness: 33.7 IBU
Alcohol: 10.3% ABV
Calories:  347

Malt & Fermentables
%
LB
OZ
°L
PPG
88%
20
~

Mash

36
5%
1
2

Mash
105°

33
4%
1
~

Mash

34
1%
~
4

Mash

34
1%
~
4

Mash
350°

28
22
10

Hops
Usage
Time
OZ
AA » IBU
boil
60 min
1
Nugget ~ pellet
13.0 » 33.7

Yeast
Edinburgh Scottish Ale (WLP028)
yeast in liquid form with medium flocculation and 73% attenuation

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