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Barley wine recipe and dry hop question

Beer Recipe Design
#1

Looking for some feedback on my barley wine recipe and I have a question about dry hopping a beer such as a barley wine. When would I dry hop? I’m planning on 1 month primary, 2 months secondary and a long bottle age. Should I dry hop through out secondary or just during the last week or 2?

(This is for a 2.5 gallon batch. I’ll brew 2x and mix the 2 together to get 5 gallons. Pot limitation size issues.)

malt & fermentables
% LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L
77% 10 0 Canada M.C. Canadian 2-Row 29 2 ~
15% 2 0 Munich Malt - 10L 35 10 ~
4% 0 8 Crystal 120L 33 120 ~
4% 0 8 Melanoidin Malt 37 20 ~
13 0
Batch size: 2.5 gallons

Original Gravity
1.108 / 25.5° Plato
(1.097 to 1.113)
Final Gravity
1.027 / 6.8° Plato
(1.024 to 1.029)
Color
20° SRM / 39° EBC
(Light Brown to Medium Brown)
Mash Efficiency
70%

hops
use time oz variety form aa
first wort 90+ mins 0.5 Magnum pellet 11.0
boil 20 mins 0.5 Calypso pellet 12.8
boil 15 mins 0.5 Cascade pellet 5.5
boil 10 mins 0.5 Calypso pellet 12.8
boil 5 mins 0.5 Cascade pellet 5.5
Boil: 4.0 avg gallons for 90 minutes

Bitterness
90.3 IBU / 6 HBU
ƒ: Tinseth
BU:GU
0.83

yeast
Wyeast American Ale (1056)
ale yeast in liquid form with low to medium flocculation and 75% attenuation

Alcohol
10.8% ABV / 8% ABW
Calories
356 per 12 oz.

#2

I wouldn’t use Magnum as a FWH - I like an American BW to have a strong bitter foundation, so I would move the Magnum to a boil hop at 60-90 minutes. For dry-hopping, I prefer to do it as late in the aging stage as possible and to use a LOT of an aromatic hop or a blend.

#3

I can move the Magnum. I see your point. For the dry-hop… So maybe dry-hop 2-3 ounces during the last 7-10 days of secondary? I was thinking of dry hopping with Calypso and Cascade to carry the same hops all the way through. My other choices would be Galena, Crystal, EKG, Simcoe, Mt.Hood, Czech Saaz… I realize most of these don’t fit, but am just listing what I have on hand. My thought was to stick with Calypso and Cascade to keep with the American fruity hops.

#4

Yeah, three or even four ounces dryhop, same as the boil hops (maybe 2:1 Calypso:Cascade since Cascade is relatively strong), for 7-10 days at room temp is a great way to go. I’d be tempted to throw a little Simcoe in at the end of the boil and add some to the dryhop, too, but I love Simcoe.

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