English Barleywine and Parti-Gyle Brewing

Parti-gyle is the process of making multiple beers out of the same mash. This week Martin brews a English Barleywine then mashes the grains a second time to produce a... well.. we're not too sure what this beer is.

Recipe for 5 gallons:
17 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter
1 lbs Amber Malt
1 lbs Crystal 45
8.0 oz Cara-Pils
2.00 oz Target [11.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.0 pkg London Ale Yeast (Wyeast Labs #1028)

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[Vospyl]

Awesome idea. I did this process twice. First one gave me Imperial Stout (og 1.108) and "normal" stout (og 1.044)- probably my best brewing day. Second one was baltic porter (og 1.086) & dark mild (og 1.040).
Your videos do inspire me to brew beers I have not made yet

[jamesmoretti]

Just wanted to say thank you!
I've been considering brewing beer for years and after watching your videos - showing how simple and fun it can be - I finally took the plunge! I've brewed 5 batches in the past few months and I've been loving it and your videos at Homebrew Challenge have been so helpful! Thank you! Keep up the great work!

[shacowboy]

I love the honesty of this beer style. This is prof that stops me from trying it. Love your work keep it up. Learning a lot

[raoultrahan]

You know, if I want a video of the basics of brewing a particular beer style... This is where I go.

[piazzonim]

Sipper and a Tipper. Glad to see Evan by your side again!

[HopsANDgnarly]

What are the odds we both release a barleywine video on the same day? Looks great! Cheers!

[stavebmb]

Martin! You're the man! Loving your series.

[ryanevius]

I half expected Evan to throw down that barleywine in his classic style.

[westernwisconsin]

When I started hombrewing I did patrigyle's quite a bit and bumped the gravity up with a little DME and had a nice 4% beer to drink. Never had that great of success with two 5 gallon batches but soon figured out that a 3 gallon batch was better. Also toured Fullers 2 years ago and they had a nice 3% golden ale that was amazing. Very drinkable and I couldn't believe that it was that low in alcohol. I believe it was actually 2.8% but tasted like a 4-5% beer. I would love to go back some day. Really enjoy your videos sir. Cheers!

[JesterStuttle]

I made a SMaSH Barleywine and party-gyle. Its been in bottles for a year and is just now getting good.

[JimFosterVO]

Thanks. I've read about this, but it's great to see a visual explanation.

[TheDireWookie]

Great video as always, I'm going to try another barleywine later in the year, it's a style I keep having trouble with but think I should have it work out this time. Was also going to partigyle it, but go for the oldschool version of blended gyles after the boil, makes the smaller beer a lot better and can also improve the big beer by diluting it a bit so it has a better balance of extracts.

[ChuckUnderFire]

Wonder what was going on with the Boil Off. Interesting results.. also. I’m pretty sure you just solved all my problems I’ve been having trying to figure out how best to plan my second runnings. Thanks SO much. You’ve really helped me out.

[kristoffernilsen]

Next beer you should attempt a blended partigyle to see if it tastes better.

[mariomichinoku]

I would've tried the tipper first. I think trying it after the sipper put it at a disadvantage. Anyways, very inspiring, gotta try parti-gyle at some point!

[pepperjenkins]

Fantastic videos. Really enjoying this series. Keep it up! 👍🏻

[generouslemon]

Last time I did a partigyle I brewed a 1.098 Belgian Dark Strong and the second runnings came out at 1.040. But the strange things is that the partigyle went all the way to 1.000 with US05

[atomictyler]

I've tried parti-gyle a couple times. It's never turned out good enough to be worth it. I've always found it to be better to just brew another beer. Always fun to experiment though!

[thomashamann]

Hi Martin. Really enjoying this project of yours, brilliant idea. Could you please add the acid ratings of your hop additions? I'm keen on comparing bitterness extraction efficiency between our systems. Keep up the great work and hugh video production standard 👍🏼

[henrymonster]

True Partigyle is tough. I have only tried it twice myself. If you cheated and fortified with say oats or a handful of “flavorful” malt, it’s more interesting😁