Plan
- Make a barley wine, as before.
- improve the recipe / brew.
Graph
Actual Figures
| Field | Target | Actual |
| OG | 1.086 | 1.069 |
| FG | 1.026 | 1.016 |
| ABV | 7.9% | 7% |
Lessons
- I was expecting an OG on 1.087 (with 80% mash efficiency). Despite lots of stirring and a 10 minute dough in at 65C I only got 1.069, an efficiency of 60%. disappointing.
- I think I need to go back to adding the top plate, pressing the grain down and sparging slowly throughout.