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25 October 2011, 14:23 UTC

Cheeseball Barley Wine


(adapted from the Horn Dog Barley Wine recipe in Clone Brews; Clone Brews offers mini-mash and all-grain versions of this recipe)

My half-batch came out very dark and not at all hoppy. The original recipe calls for 9 months of bottle conditioning, but I found it to be very pleasant after just 2 months. I prefer to split a (12oz) bottle with a friend. This is quite enough to lend a pleasant feeling of warmth. It's said to keep at cellar temperatures for 2 years, but I doubt this has ever been experimentally proven.

Pairs well with left-over ginger triple-chocolate wedding cake.

Style: English Barley Wine
OG: 1.103-1.104
FG: 1.023-1.024
Est ABV: 10.2%

Recipe for 5 gallons:

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