Acquired a beautiful, fresh 180L, 18 year old whiskey barrel and filled it with 3 separate batches of IPA, all brewed and fermented 2 weeks apart, then added to the barrel. This created a blend of 3 IPAs, oldest being 6 weeks, youngest being 2 weeks.
Batch 1 - 17GAL
Batch 2 - 17 GAL
Batch 3 - 10 GAL
Total: 44GAL
Recipe:
17GAL
Grain:
25lbs Maris Otter
1lb 6oz CaraMunich 1
3lbs CaraMunich 2
1lb 6oz CaraBelge
4lbs 5oz Crystal 110
1lb 6oz Smoked Malt
Hops:
5oz Nugget @ 60
6oz Willamette @ 60
1.5oz Nugget @ 30
4.5oz Cascade @ 30
4.5oz Cascade @ 10
6oz Saaz @ flameout
Mash 60min @ 157, sparge @ 170.
Boil 60 mins.
Pitched washed Scottish Yeast # 1728 I believe, Tom can correct me on that if I'm wrong.
I'll also let Tom reply with a tasting description. I would have just written "Bloody Excellent!".