Strong ale
Wheatwine
A barleywine built on wheat: at least half the grist, giving bread dough and honey where a barleywine gives toffee, with a fuller and slicker body.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.080 - 1.120
1.080 - 1.120
Final gravity
1.016 - 1.030
1.016 - 1.030
Bitterness
30 IBU - 60 IBU
30 IBU - 60 IBU
Colour
5 SRM - 15 SRM
5 SRM - 15 SRM
Alcohol
8% - 12%
8% - 12%
Colour also 10-30 EBC
What goes wrong
The mash. Half a grist of wheat at barleywine gravity is a genuinely difficult run-off, and rice hulls plus patience are the whole trick.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.
Plan a batch to these numbers.