Super Black IPA: Blend of Stone SSRA and Firestone Walker Wookey Jack

[TheBrewedPalate]

When thinking of a beer to brew for an upcoming homebrew competition I immediately thought of my two favorite Black IPAs i.e. Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale and Firestone Walker Wookey Jack. So I went search of clone recipes on HBT and once I found 2 that I thought would turn out close to their respective commercial beer I came up with the following recipe.

Grains:
13 lbs Maris Otter, pale malt
1.5 lbs Rye Malt
0.50 lb CaraRye (65L)
0.60 lb (9.6oz) Midnight Wheat
0.62 lb (10oz) Carafa III

Hops:
1.35oz Chinook @ 90 minutes (51.9 IBUs)
1oz Amarilo @ 20 minutes (14.7 IBUs)
1oz Citra @ 20 minutes (23.6 IBUs)
1oz Simcoe @ Flame out
1oz Citra @ Flame out
0.75oz El Dorado @ Flamout (my twist on the clone recipes)

Yeast: Wyeast 1098 British Ale (2L starter)

Mash @ 147F for 60 minutes
Mashout @ 168F for 10 minutes
Preboil Gravity: 1.065 (I got 1.057 (76.4% efficiency)and used to 1 lb of DME to correct the gravity)
Preboil Volume: 7.95 gallons

Dry Hopping:
1oz Citra - 3 days in primary
1oz Simcoe - 3 days in primary
1oz El Dorado - 4 days in secondary
1oz Amarillo 4 days in secondary

Original Gravity: 1.084
Target FG: 1.017

Ferment @ 68F

Thoughts?

 

[sptaylor70]

This looks good. Post what it tastes like when it's done. I've been thinking of trying a big Cascadian Dark Ale like this.

If you brew it again, you might try first wort hopping the chinook - less harsh bittering. Also might be interesting to see what effect, if any, a less attenuating yeast* might have.

*e.g. Wyeast 1099 Whitbread, 1318 Boddingtons, or 1084 Guinness.

 

[TheBrewedPalate]

This looks good. Post what it tastes like when it's done. I've been thinking of trying a big Cascadian Dark Ale like this.

If you brew it again, you might try first wort hopping the chinook - less harsh bittering. Also might be interesting to see what effect, if any, a less attenuating yeast* might have.

*e.g. Wyeast 1099 Whitbread, 1318 Boddingtons, or 1084 Guinness.

I ended up with an OG of 1.078 because I had some issues with my mashout, but overall brew day went well. I like the idea of FWH a portion of the chinook. A less attenuating yeast could work too. It would help the rye malts shine more. I'll make sure to post a picture of the fermentation when I get home from work today (it was bubbling this morning) and then tasting notes once it's bottled and carbed. Cheers!

 

[crusader1612]

SJPORR By chance mate?


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[TheBrewedPalate]

Indeed this is my SJ Porr Challenge beer...Cheers!

 

[TheBrewedPalate]

Came out tasting closer to Stone's Sublimely Self Righteous Ale...the rye adds a bit of flavor, body, and head retention.

 

[crusader1612]

Came out tasting closer to Stone's Sublimely Self Righteous Ale...the rye adds a bit of flavor, body, and head retention.

Great. I'm in the Kiwi Contingent! Really looking forward to it.
Im keen to give your recipe a go sometime soon though, both great beers.
Good luck to ya. If we both make it, I'll get to try it.

 

[crusader1612]

Congrats on getting a top3