Brewing up a monster

So I've decided I will do some brewing tomorrow and it will be the very first sample/test batch of one of the beers I would like to make as an actual brewery. Starting off as a big bold American barleywine and then taking things from there. To get this one where I want it will take several batches and probably several years in the making, but for a delicious beer...... it's worth every day spent. The brewmaster at the LBS said he hadn't heard of what I was attempting so he was pretty intrigued and he will be my speed dial in case I need some obscure brew knowledge.