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I was recently in Portland for business and had some beers at Baily's Taproom downtown. They had Widmer's W'10 Pitch Black IPA on tap and it was spectacular. I did some research on black IPA's, which is a misnomer to have a "pale" black ale, and found this to be an emerging style generally under Cascadian Dark Ale, or CDA (seems CDA is preferred to India Dark Ale or India Black Ale since the appreviation CDA doesn't confuse with IPA like IDA or IBA would).
From their website, Widmer's beer has debittered black malt to get the black color without a robust flavor. This allows the IPA hoppiness to continue to dominate. Kind of trick on the palette, if you will.
I really want to brew this, but I don't think I have the setup for an all grain brew since I'm working from my kitchen with a 5 gallon pot. Do you think I could get an IPA kit or recipe and add the debittered black malt to get close? I would appreciate any suggestions you may have.
Thanks!
From their website, Widmer's beer has debittered black malt to get the black color without a robust flavor. This allows the IPA hoppiness to continue to dominate. Kind of trick on the palette, if you will.
I really want to brew this, but I don't think I have the setup for an all grain brew since I'm working from my kitchen with a 5 gallon pot. Do you think I could get an IPA kit or recipe and add the debittered black malt to get close? I would appreciate any suggestions you may have.
Thanks!