Homebrewing a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Super High Gravity Barleywine!

No video

Homebrewing a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Super High Gravity Barleywine!

Рет қаралды 5,390

Westum Hjemmebryggeri

Күн бұрын

Пікірлер: 96

@lachlanmulford9192 3 ай бұрын

Had this and your 2023 one at MBCC, absolutely fantastic, among the best beers i had the whole weekend. Well done 🍻

@vruychev 11 ай бұрын

The brew, the music the editing - beast mode activated! Loved it and cannot wait to see the review of the finished product. Cheers

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😁 I’m glad to hear 🍺

@bombbrew4119 Жыл бұрын

monster beer! So stoked to see you on KZfaq! Subscribed!!

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! 🍺😁

@nathanphillips5156 8 ай бұрын

Can you do an overview of your whole brewing system equipment?

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 7 ай бұрын

I can definitely do that ASAP 😁

@vwgolf18cl 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Keep on making more videos. 🍻🍻

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊 There will be a new barrel video soon (hopefully before new year) with more focus on tips and tricks

@BentGateBrewing Жыл бұрын

Yessssss!!! Finally we can learn your magic on KZfaq 🙌

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

@cossack81 11 ай бұрын

Hell yeah dude, I was literally searching for exactly this style recipe last weekend ! Love the editing and music man ! Looking forward to all your future content.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Thanks s lot, man! I’m glad to hear 🍷😁

@Trapped_under_ice_brewing 10 ай бұрын

Great video man. Brewing my barleywine next week. Aiming for 13.4%. I wish i had a barrel. Good luck from a fellow metal head. 🤘

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, man! 🤘 Good luck with the brew!

@pjoter2243 Жыл бұрын

What a beast! 42->18P that is a powerful beer

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Just the way I like them 🍺😈

@droyebakker Жыл бұрын

Jævlig bra! Artig å se DIN fremgangsmåte og det mange nyttige små tips innimellom. Mere, mere! Flere videoer!! 🍺😃🤘

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Tusen takk, mann 🍺😁 Ja jeg kan jo ikke gi meg nå 😂

@alfredolozano1983 10 ай бұрын

I not only like what I see but also what I hear, very good work, excellent tools and exquisite musical taste

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, man 😁 I really appreciate it! 🍺 Skål!

@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512 11 ай бұрын

Man, this is taking hombrew to the next level! That FG is dam** crazy for a beer. Lookig forward to hearing about that final beer after barrel aging. Brewed a Barley Wine not long ago and it's looking pretty good but now I feel like mine is not a decent competitor for yours. This makes me just want to try something as crazy as you do. Lovely brewing equipment. Thanks for the inspiration, really loved this video! Subscribed!!!!

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

I’m really glad to hear, man 🍺😁 Thanks a lot!

@Whatisgoingonhere2021 11 ай бұрын

Taking homebrew to a whole new level 😂 Great work 👍

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! 😁

@jessevanvoorhis384 Жыл бұрын

BIL!!! Cheers!

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

BiL! 🍷😎

@koplandavid 11 ай бұрын

Damn that OG. Cool really cool.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 🍺😊

@51rwyatt 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on your first brew video. I found this searching for barleywine recipes, because I am making my own in a few days once my hops arrive. I have a huge amount of 2-row barley I am using up for my recipe.

@fredrikjohansen2090 10 ай бұрын

Endelig har du begynt med bryggevideoer! Gøy å følge med og enkelt og fint forklart :D Blir en tønnelagrings-byggvin eller imperial stout etterhvert kjenner jeg

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 10 ай бұрын

Godt å høre 😁 Tusen takk!

@terjesannerholt74 Жыл бұрын

Bra video Espen🤘🏻💪🏻

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Tusen takk 🍺😊

@woodhouse6553 Жыл бұрын

Heavy...🍺

@FallenGenetics 2 ай бұрын

LOVE your video! ✌

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 🍺😁 I really appreciate hearing that!

@FallenGenetics 2 ай бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri I really like your style! You have a great personality, & do very well in the videos. Definitely need to see more of what you do!!! ✌

@TheNextBatch Жыл бұрын

Flott video, Espen! 😃 Moro å se hvordan du lager de sjuke ølene dine 😃

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Koselig å høre 🍺😁 Tusen takk

@vidarbentestuen3819 Жыл бұрын

Kult, lykke til 🥂

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Takker og bukker 🍺😁

@tomsdavispinkis411 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I also recently brewed a barley wine, and I thought I was a little crazy for having a starting gravity of 1.123. Although it fermented down to 1.010

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊 Damn, that’s low. Maybe a bit on the boozy side then?

@dennislnbrewing 11 ай бұрын

FG was 1.072

@tomsdavispinkis411 11 ай бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri yup, turned out to be 15% abv. although it is actually somewhat sweet, and really complex. definitely the best beer I've brewed so far. looking forward for your video. instead of cheers I'll say - priekā!

@xander1052 11 ай бұрын

I've got my 2023 Barleywine batch (also Chevalier based) sitting in bottle conditioning, will be interested to see how yours looks once aged vs mine in September (taking to a meetup) and December (actual planned ready time)

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Are you on instagram? Would love to see the result

@dougchaney6723 Ай бұрын

Can you do a video for a barrel aged stout? I have a 10 gallon whiskey barrel and would love to age a stout in it.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Ай бұрын

My next (VERY delayed 🫣) video is a “how to barrel-age beer” video from brew day to finished (bottled) result.

@WulfPAK100 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, love these beers the best.... what's your music please?

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 🍻 I use music from Epidemic Sound. Copyfree music for projects like this 🙂

@lbikkjaBryggeri Жыл бұрын

Great video and looks good even with the boil over🤘🤘🤘

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Had to add the blooper 😂 Thanks a lot, buddy!

@lbikkjaBryggeri Жыл бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri showing the real life of homebrewing. We all had a boil over👍

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

@@lbikkjaBryggeri haha, oh yeah! It wasn’t the first time and it’s definitely not the last time 🫣

@TheImportBrewers 7 ай бұрын

Great video, I have a question about the use of extract. Why did you use this and is this common in the pro industry?

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 7 ай бұрын

Main reason was to bump up the original gravity and to save time. I hate double mashing 😅 I know they use it pro industry as well, but I guess they don’t use this high percentage.

@jaggersbrewingco Жыл бұрын

Nice video, just subscribed!

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 🍷😁 I’m glad to hear!

@jaggersbrewingco Жыл бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri 🤘🍺

@brewmaster97 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing for your video! I was already looking for good Barleywine recipes and this sounds absolutely great! However I'm a bit scared of the long boil time, have you had any issues with scorching? Also will a Boil time of around 2-3h already give similar results concerning the viscosity of the end beer or what is theminimum time you'd advise?

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear 😊 No I never had any issues with scorching, but be careful with the efficiency you use when boiling. I did a boil at 100% efficiency once and it was some burnt wort stuck to the heating elements. Luckily it didn’t create any off flavors. You’ll still get a great result with “only” 2-3 hours, so don’t worry about that 😊

@brewmaster97 Жыл бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri perfect then I'll try with a shorter boil time and if it works I can always up that in the future 😉

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

@@brewmaster97good luck 🍺😁 Let me know how it turns out

@dennislnbrewing 11 ай бұрын

Music was a bit distracting. But others seemed to love it. So to each their own. 1.072 is a wild FG. That’s where a lot of my beers start! Let alone finish.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Haha, I expected more to be distracted by the music 😂 But I’m a metal head, so I won’t use that “typical” KZfaq music most creators use 🤘😈 The barrel aging will smooth out the high FG a lot. I been measuring the FGs in my favorite barrel aged beers the last couple of years and most of them are between 1.050 and 1.080. The highest FG I measured was a 1.110 😂

@matthewbrown5677 11 ай бұрын

Was right for the film

@NWsmallbatchBrewing 11 ай бұрын

How big is that kettle? Looks like you have some fun brew toys.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

It’s marked up to 150L/40 gallons 🙂

@loganneff9547 4 ай бұрын

How clean was the fermentation at that temperature with the gravity being so high? Im curious about using Nottingham for a barleywine as well

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 4 ай бұрын

I only had it on 18°C for two days, then two days at 19°C and then the rest at 20°C. But it struggled a bit with that high OG, but just give it time 😂 When I did a 1.178 OG brew with Nottingham, I had to turn down the ferm temp to slow it down.

@loganneff9547 4 ай бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri thanks for the reply. I've heard people saying nottingham can have some weird off flavors if it gets too stressed. Glad to see it's working for the monsters you're brewing lol 👍

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 4 ай бұрын

@@loganneff9547 I have never experienced that. I always taste the beers before barrel-aging them. My guess is that if you use too little or ferment at high temp it can cause off flavors.

@jrkz 10 ай бұрын

Nice video! What are you using to raise the mash ph?

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😁 There was no need to raise the pH here, but I used lactic acid to lower it 🙂

@jrkz 9 ай бұрын

Ah right. Somehow my brains was thinking dark malt heavy Imperial Stout when you mentioned 5.5 mash pH 😅 @@WestumHjemmebryggeri

@andreasflaten8159 Жыл бұрын

Veldig fin struktur i video. Liker at det er musikk, og det er bra mikset med praten men kanskje vurder å dempe musikken enda litt når du prater. Håper du lager fler!

@andreasflaten8159 Жыл бұрын

hah jeg skrev den kommentaren her før alle morsomme referanser kom, gta, cornholio og alt mulig. genialt. dæver her

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

Tusen takk 😊 Ja det er ikke alltid lett å finne den balansen. Men skal få teksting slik at det blir lettere å følge med.

@xValerianx 11 ай бұрын

Are you able to order single barrels internationally through Midwest Barrel Co? Website says a minimum of 8 🥴

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Yeah just send them a mail and they’ll help you out with that. Just be prepared that shipping outside of the US costs a lot. I payed $256 in shipping for this 15 gallon barrel to Norway. But when you take the first sip of the finished result, totally worth it 🍷🤤

@suwirwong 10 ай бұрын

Sheeez..... 7 hour boil ,how long do you plan to age?

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 10 ай бұрын

Go big or go home, right? 😈 I will age it for 12-13 months in the barrel. It’s been in the barrel for 7 months now.

@TheDiRk39 8 ай бұрын

Can't you save on the CO2 here, if you are aging it this long in a wood barrel I suspect it will oxidize either way

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 8 ай бұрын

Well…yeah and no. I didn’t purge the barrel on the first barleywine I did (barrel-aged for 13 months) and a year after bottling it kind of felt like it was already “past it’s prime”. I haven’t experienced that with the barrel-aged beers where I purged the barrel. The one I didn’t purge is still good, but it feels like you get a better result by purging, even oxidation is good for this style.

@LarsLunde1965 Жыл бұрын

King of high gravity beer, is Norwegian 😁😁👌👌🙌🙌😊😊

@WestumHjemmebryggeri Жыл бұрын

🍷😅 haha, thanks

@ulissessanchez6832 11 ай бұрын

Beer zombies, brujos stickers on the fridge sick.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! They’re both good friends of mine 🍺😁 Got to show my support

@ulissessanchez6832 11 ай бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri I live in Vegas and sad to say beer zombies isn’t that great. Beers are below average: kettle sours are very artificial in taste ipas aren’t that great. Brujos on the other hand yeah super solid brewer. Just did a collab with fidens my favorite neipa brewery.

@WestumHjemmebryggeri 11 ай бұрын

@@ulissessanchez6832 I haven't had many of the BZ beers, but I liked the ones I had so far. I was really happy with our collab (Draugar) 😍 But Brujos....unholy mother of god. Sam is a IPA wizard!

@ulissessanchez6832 11 ай бұрын

@@WestumHjemmebryggeri totally agree.

@ulissessanchez6832 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting to barrel age a beer for a while. I think that will be my next project. Been brewing neipas for the past 4 years and they never get old with so many variety of hops.