This beer has been brewed and consumed numerous times. I have used all kinds of different hops but I think centennial and it's sharp citrus note is the best of the lot for finishing this one. Yep, you read it right, 72 IBU...but nearly half of that is from finishing hops....it is nice and balanced..trust me. It is roasty, malty enough for the dark beer crowd and has enough hop bitterness/aroma to keep the hop heads happy...what more could you ask for? I just put another keg of this on the gas and it is taking every ounce of my willpower to not go pull 32oz frosty mug full.

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 12.00 gal
Boil Size: 14.84 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
16.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 69.47 %
2.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 8.42 %
1.75 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 7.37 %
1.00 lb CaraHell (13.0 SRM) Grain 4.21 %
1.00 lb Crisp C77 (77.0 SRM) Grain 4.21 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.11 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.11 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 2.11 %
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.50 %] (60 min) Hops 43.0 IBU
5.00 oz Centennial [10.80 %] (10 min) Hops 29.0 IBU



Beer Profile
Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.74 %
Bitterness: 72.1 IBU
Est Color: 37.7 SRM
Mash at 154
WLP001 Fermented in the upper sixties ( i have also used WLP007 and Pacman with success. However WLP001 accentuates the finishing hops just right)