Specialty IPA: Black IPA Black cloud dark ale (ipa)

[Dangeruss]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

DENNY BEST WYEAST 1450

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.5

Original Gravity

1.059

Final Gravity

1.015

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

77

Color

40

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

14 DAYS 65 TEMP

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

NONE KEGGED

Tasting Notes

complex from roasted malts but smooth from oats with good amount of bitterness

10# pale ale
.5# chocolate malt
.5# black malt
.5# chocolate wheat
.5# flaked oats

1oz warrior 60 min
1oz zythos 20 min
.7oz galaxy 1 min
1 whirfloc 15 min
5 tsp yeast nutrient 15 min

mash @ 154 for 60 min pitch yeast @ 70f abv 5.8%

 

[CrimsonYeti]

Sounds good! Love the galaxy hops. Let us know how it turned out.

 

[CrimsonYeti]

What kind of yeast did you use?

 

[Dangeruss]

What kind of yeast did you use?

I used wyeast 1450 denny's favorite. I have used it in pale ales/ipa's in the past and turn out terrific. I think next time I will use more galaxy hops or dry hop it because I didn't get too much hop aroma.

 

[jimdkc]

Tasting Notes: complex from roasted malts but smooth from oats with good amount of bitterness

Oats??? No oats listed in grain bill!

 

[Dangeruss]

Oats??? No oats listed in grain bill!

sorry meant oats but had barley in there for some reason