Cedarhowl Giantstep Barleywine Clone Beer Kit

Description

Your Real Fake Cedarhowl Giantstep Barleywine Clone Beer Kit – All Grain never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

When you brew the Cedarhowl Giantstep Barleywine Clone Beer Kit, you're stepping into serious flavor territory. This all grain kit is your key to crafting a rich, full-bodied American barleywine inspired by the legendary Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. You’ll pull bold layers of flavor from a solid grain bill built on Brewers 2-Row and a generous dose of Caramel 60, creating a deep malt backbone that leans into toffee, crusty bread, and sticky dried fruit. But don’t get too comfortable—the hop profile comes in swinging. Chinook sets the tone early with firm bitterness, while late additions of Cascade and Centennial inject a resinous citrus punch that balances the sweetness and keeps everything in motion. This is a beer with depth, bite, and backbone—a barleywine that invites you to age it or sip it with care. If you're searching for a high-gravity, hop-forward American barleywine kit with real cellar potential, Cedarhowl Giantstep delivers.

ABV: 9.1% - 9.5%
IBUs: 90
Original Gravity: 1.088
Final Gravity: 1.017
SRM: 15
Disclaimer: All calculations are approximate.

INGREDIENTS

Grain Bill: ***Combined into one bag***
- 15 lbs Brewers 2-Row Malt
- 2 lbs Caramel/Crystal 60 Malt

Hops: ***Substitutions based on availability***
- 2 oz Chinook
- 2 oz Cascade
- 2 oz Centennial

Yeast: ***Substitutions based on availability***
- 2 packets American Ale Yeast (High-gravity Double Pitch)

Also Included:
- 5 oz Priming Sugar
- Irish moss/Energizer Combo Packet

HOPS SCHEDULE

2 oz Chinook (60 min)
1 oz Cascade (15 min)
1 oz Centennial (15 min)
1 oz Cascade (5 min)
1 oz Centennial (5 min)

INSTRUCTIONS

Sanitize:

With a beer this big, you need big cleanliness. No messing around.

Mash:

Heat 5.5 - 6.25 gallons of strike water to 159°F. *adjust for your brewing setup's temperature loss.*
Mash in 2-Row and Caramel 60 for 60 minutes and hold at 148°F.

Sparge:

Heat ~4 gallons to 168°F, sparge slowly.
Aim for a pre-boil volume of 7+ gallons, anticipating longer boil-off.

Boil & Hops:

Boil 90 minutes if possible to develop rich flavors; keep an eye on wort volume.
Hop additions (adjust if you stick to 60 min total, but 90 is recommended for complexity):
60 min: 2 oz Chinook
15 min: 1 oz Cascade + 1 oz Centennial (Add Irish Moss/Energizer Combo at this stage as well.)
5 min: 1 oz Cascade + 1 oz Centennial

Fermentation:

Cool to 68°F, oxygenate well (high gravity!). Transfer to fermentation vessel ensuring 5 gallons total.
Pitch 2 packets American Ale Yeast.
Ferment at 68°F for 2–3 weeks. Barleywines can benefit from an extended secondary.

PACKAGING OPTIONS

Priming for Bottling:
Dissolve 5 oz of priming sugar in 2 cups boiling water and let it cool.
Transfer the beer from the fermenter into a sanitized bottling bucket, leaving
behind sediment.
Stir in the priming sugar solution gently, without aerating the beer.
Bottle the beer using sanitized bottles and cap them securely.
Store bottles at room temperature for 2-3 weeks for carbonation.

Kegging:
Transfer the beer into a sanitized keg.
Seal and purge oxygen by burping the keg with CO₂.
Set the CO₂ regulator to 12 PSI and store at 38°F for 2-3 weeks before serving.

CONDITIONING

Condition for at least 3–4 weeks before sampling. Improves with age, so feel free to stash some away for Bigfoot sightings next year.