hanuswalrus
Well-Known Member
Brewing up my first Black IPA this weekend. I will be entering it into a competition at the end of July. Just looking for a little reassurance or advice on the grain bill before I pick up the grains this afternoon. Going for something really simple, just to get the darkness. Gonna blast this w/ hops at the end of the boil as well as a hopstand (Thinking Columbus, Simcoe and Amarillo). This is for a 3 gallon batch
7 lbs 2-Row (~78%)
1 lb Munich 10L (~11%)
.5 lb Crystal 60 (~5%)
.5 lb Carafa Special III (~5%)
I plugged this into BeerSmith yesterday and it was showing an estimated SRM of about 29. However, I just plugged it into Brewers Friends and they're only showing an SRM of 22.5. Thinking of upping the Carafa a little to make sure this beer ends up w/in the style guidelines of at least 28 SRM. Is there a certain point I shouldn't cross in terms of percentage on Carafa?
7 lbs 2-Row (~78%)
1 lb Munich 10L (~11%)
.5 lb Crystal 60 (~5%)
.5 lb Carafa Special III (~5%)
I plugged this into BeerSmith yesterday and it was showing an estimated SRM of about 29. However, I just plugged it into Brewers Friends and they're only showing an SRM of 22.5. Thinking of upping the Carafa a little to make sure this beer ends up w/in the style guidelines of at least 28 SRM. Is there a certain point I shouldn't cross in terms of percentage on Carafa?