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Awesome. It might darken up once the hops settle out. My Black IPA has just under a week left for conditioning and then into to the fridge. I can't wait to see how it turned out.

Sounds good. I'm thinking about a similar recipe with a small amount of smoked malt or peet smoked malt to add a bit of smokiness to it.

Awesome. Please let us know how it goes.

I bottled the Black IPA last night. It looked, smelled and tasted fantastic. I can't wait to try it conditioned and carbed up. http://www.starsbarsbrewing.blogspot.com/2012/04/black-ipa-is-bottled-baby.html

It would depend on what's available to you and the available room to store it. I use a 17.5 cu ft deep freezer chest that was given to me. It works perfect for my set up. It's nice to have the temp stay right where I want it. Here's a link to my original set-up and questions I had as well...

I started one last year too. I update it regularly. I try to add whatever links I can to my link lists.

Definitely a cool idea. The label is awesome.

Safale US-05 starter for my Black IPA. I built this up twice before pitching. This was my first starter ever. It worked awesome. :rockin:

Just plug it in.

This style of beer intrigues me. I love IPA's and I also love darker beers. CDA's are the best of both worlds. I have found a few recipes online and will be tweaking them to my own version soon. I have a Black IPA from Northern Brewer in the secondary right now. I can't wait for it to finish. I...

Very Nice. I built my on Wort Chiller and it works awesome. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-wort-chiller-284558/

I made my first yeast starter a few weeks ago when I brewed the Northern Brewer Black IPA kit. The OG was 1.075. I made the starter to their instructions (1/2 cup of DME in 650ml of H2O), on Friday with brewday planned for Sunday. I swirled the flask everytime I walked by it. Sunday morning, it...

I racked my NB Black IPA into the secondary today. FG is 1.021. SG was 1.075. If I did the math right, it's 7.2% ABV. It looks, smells and tastes great. Now a few more weeks before bottling.

I plan on dry hopping. Plus, reading the instructions from NB say to rack to a secondary after two weeks in the primary.

Good morning all. I have a question about secondary fermentation temps. Two weeks ago tomorrow I brewed the Northern Brewer Black IPA kit. The brew went well and I pitched a yeast starter with Safale US-05. Things are progressing well. I have the temp set in the fermentation chamber to 66*...

I just brewed the Northern Brewer Black IPA on Sunday. It looked and smelled great before it went into the primary. The airlock was still bubbling away as of 6am this morning. This was my first time using a NB kit, but I'm very happy with it. This beer was also my first time making a yeast...

Here's a few pics of the freezer and the controller.

Thanks for the responses. At this point, I'll only be using it for one batch at a time, so I won't need to worry about different batches at different temps. I was asking about the freezer temp itself. I'll set it at the lowest setting and let the controller manage it. I'll just tape the...

Good Afternoon everyone. I hope Santa was generous with the Beer gear. I'm looking for some input on a Fermentation Chamber set-up. I have already built a temperature controller with a Love TSS2-2100. Same as this one here...

Thanks. I got the freezer I plan on using for a fermentation chamber today. It's 17.5 cu ft. I can fit four 6.5 gallon ale pails in it or I can fit six 5 gallon glass carboys. It should be awesome.