From South Africa’s Afro Caribbean and Soul Barrel breweries, this hefty barleywine of 17.5 percent ABV is based on a unique, experimental process involving a boil stretched out over six days.
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By boiling for a total of 20 hours over those six days, the brewers achieved 50 percent evaporation before fermenting with a potent, enzyme-enriched yeast strain and aging in a second-use bourbon barrel.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.156 (35.4°P)
FG: 1.048 (12°P)
IBUs: 100+
ABV: 17.5%
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