ElDuderino
Well-Known Member
I've been drinking Hopworks secession black ipa (cascadian dark ale) lately and really like it, so last night I started working on ideas for a recipe. I'm not too familiar with using the dark roasts, so I was looking for some feedback...
After searching online, I found that they used choc malt and carafa malt in the recipe. I think caramel malt was also mentioned. They seem to be mostly for color, as the beer's body is pretty light and there is not much roast character to the beer... It weighs in at 1.061 and 70 IBU.
Here's what I'm leaning toward:
12 gallons (13 gallon boil volume)
79% 20# American 2 row
7.9% 2# American Chocolate
7.9% 2# German Carafa II
3.9% 1# American Crystal 60L
1.3% .33# American Roasted Barley
For my system, this should give me an og of 1.060 with and SRM of 42... Nice and dark. Forty SRM seems to be what the style (unofficial) calls for.
I was planning on mashing at 149 or 150 to get a more fermentable wort.
I'm wondering about the chocolate and carafa additions. The carafa is debittered, so I wouldn't think it would be problematic... I don't this to be a roasty malty beer. I'm looking for something light with just a hint of roast character but deep color (that's the problem...)
After searching online, I found that they used choc malt and carafa malt in the recipe. I think caramel malt was also mentioned. They seem to be mostly for color, as the beer's body is pretty light and there is not much roast character to the beer... It weighs in at 1.061 and 70 IBU.
Here's what I'm leaning toward:
12 gallons (13 gallon boil volume)
79% 20# American 2 row
7.9% 2# American Chocolate
7.9% 2# German Carafa II
3.9% 1# American Crystal 60L
1.3% .33# American Roasted Barley
For my system, this should give me an og of 1.060 with and SRM of 42... Nice and dark. Forty SRM seems to be what the style (unofficial) calls for.
I was planning on mashing at 149 or 150 to get a more fermentable wort.
I'm wondering about the chocolate and carafa additions. The carafa is debittered, so I wouldn't think it would be problematic... I don't this to be a roasty malty beer. I'm looking for something light with just a hint of roast character but deep color (that's the problem...)