Specialty IPA: Black IPA Black Shadow - Cascadian Dark Ale aka Black IPA

[andrewf1985]

All brewed up. What a day, started pretty poorly but turned out a lot better. Looking forward to this one as the sample tasted great.

Hows the yeast rafts?

 

[jturrent]

Brewed this Sunday, November 22. Came under a bit in volume but hit 1.081 OG.

Question: when do you add the dry hops?

Thanks!

 

[andrewf1985]

Kegged today. Sample tasted great. Cant wait to try with a bit of carbonation. Bit high on the gravity but still good

Added the dry hops about 14 days in. Left them in 9 - 10 days

 

[ballsy]

Kegged this a few weeks ago. I really like it, not quite enough on the bittering end though. I went back to all extract on this due to time constraints, my extract technique was perfected in past and guy I met recently that's been brewing since 2005 (he's got thousands of dollars in equipment) couldn't believe it was an extract batch when he tasted it and asked for the recipe haha.

 

[MidTNJasonF]

Brewed this Sunday, November 22. Came under a bit in volume but hit 1.081 OG.

Question: when do you add the dry hops?

Thanks!

I do not secondary so I dry hop in two different ways. First way is to dry hop in Primary after fermentation is complete, usually somewhere around 7 to 10 days just for my scheduling purposes. Basically as long as it is at terminal gravity and has cleared pretty well.

Second is in the keg. I will usually keg at the 10 to 14 day mark depending on my schedule. I will weight a bag with a stainless fitting (sanitized of course) and add 2 to 4 oz of hops. I will tie that off with dental floss and sink it in the keg about half way down.

Which ever way I dry hop it is at 68 to 70 degrees for 4 days. I would rather do an extra ounce or so of hop at 3 to 4 days than dry hop for longer than 4 days with a smaller amount. Longer and I start picking up notes I don't like (grassy, ect.)

 

[Madmannvan]

I picked up grains for this today. Wasn't able to get any carafa III so subbed some black patent for it. And I picked up some wyeast 1217 west coast ipa to give it a try.

Any reason I shouldn't use the 1217? I also have some American ale II I could use. I've been wanting to try the 1217 and saw it at the homebrew store so grabbed it

 

[MidTNJasonF]

I picked up grains for this today. Wasn't able to get any carafa III so subbed some black patent for it. And I picked up some wyeast 1217 west coast ipa to give it a try.

Any reason I shouldn't use the 1217? I also have some American ale II I could use. I've been wanting to try the 1217 and saw it at the homebrew store so grabbed it

No reason at all not to use the 1217. Should make a great beer.

I would be really careful with the black patent. Carafa III is a dehusked or somewhat debittered malt, black patent is not... at all. It can impart some harsh astringency and roast characteristics to a beer. Use less of the black patent than the original recipe called for of the Carafa III.

Alternately do not mash the black patent. Hold it out of the mash and once you have your first runnings pulled throw it on top of the grain bed before you start your sparge. Gives color and some flavor without the bitter harshness.

 

[Madmannvan]

Too late to use less black patent it was already crushed with the rest of the grains. I'll just have to go with it the way it is and see how it turns out

 

[Hammy71]

Felt a need to post.... Brewed this up before Christmas and tapped last week. Wow, damn good Black IPA. Thanks!

 

[gfinockio]

Brewing this right now - decided to add 1lb of dry malt extract just in case to up the OG, as I think my efficiency isn't up to snuff for some reason. Boiling now. Going to add some Citra (0.25oz) at the end of boil as well as dry hop. I'll let you know how it goes in a month or so!

 

[Steve1954]

HI.
Im 10 days into this brew , it tastes fantastic but has a thick oily consistency (my wife says it looks like snot!)
Is this normal or have I messed up

steve , nottingham, england

 

[ballsy]

HI.
Im 10 days into this brew , it tastes fantastic but has a thick oily consistency (my wife says it looks like snot!)
Is this normal or have I messed up

steve , nottingham, england

Drinking this currently. Second time I've brewed it, and really like it. Added extra ounce of Citra at 10min. Thick/oily is certainly not how I Would describe it. Need details to your process. What yeast, temp, etc...

 

[danielbeckera]

Hey, might do this recipe as soon as possible.
Will post the results here.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[GrayingNeophyte]

Question
Please pardon my blatant ignorance, I'm a beginner at this. Can you please clarify what First WH means, as far as the first hop addition?
So far I'm used to seeing minute-based hopping schedules.
Thanks

 

[ballsy]

Question
Please pardon my blatant ignorance, I'm a beginner at this. Can you please clarify what First WH means, as far as the first hop addition?
So far I'm used to seeing minute-based hopping schedules.
Thanks

'First wort hopping'. Usually abbreviated as FWH in recipes. Depending on your style of brewing will determine when to add the hops. I use BIAB technique so I just add them to my kettle as the bag is lifted out to drain. If you sparge, then add them to the first runnings. If you brew extract then just add them to your steep. FWH is said to give a better overall taste when compared with typical 60min bittering additions.

 

[GrayingNeophyte]

Thank you very much for the info. I started with extract, have done a few BIAB batches, and I'm now trying to "graduate" to do all grain. This recipe appealed to me because our oldest son's favorite brew is the IPA, while my wife and I prefer stouts and porters. Could be that a black IPA will satisfy us all.
I just might try to brew this next.
Thank you again for the help, and thanks as well to the recipe provider.

 

[andrewf1985]

Brewing this again tomorrow. Adapted the recipe slightly as ive found it finished a bit high the last 2 times i brewed it so hopefully a lower mash temp and a bit less crystal will combat that. Looking forward to it being in my christmas line up as i havent brewed it in a while