Specialty IPA: Black IPA CDA (Cascadian Dark Ale)

[Honey_Badger]

Here is a great CDA I just kegged. Black IPA/CDA whatever you want to call it. Have all my brew notes along with it. Cheers.

Lewisville Brewing CDA (Cascadian Dark Ale)

Recipe specifics:

Style: American Stout
Batch size: 5.0 gal
Boil volume: 7.0 gal
OG: 1.061
FG: 1.015
Bitterness (IBU): 86.4
Color (SRM): 38.2
ABV: 6.0%

Grain/Sugars:

5.50 lb Weyermann Pale Ale Malt, 45.8%
3.50 lb Maris Otter Malt, 29.2%
1.00 lb Honey, 8.3%
0.75 lb Briess Midnight Wheat, 6.2%
0.50 lb CaraPils, 4.2%
0.50 lb Crystal 120L, 4.2%
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (US), 2.1%

Hops:

0.75 oz Columbus (AA 17.4%, Whole) 60 min, 34.0 IBU
1.00 oz Galena (AA 13.2%, Whole) 60 min, 34.3 IBU
0.75 oz Cascade (AA 8.9%, Whole) 30 min, 13.3 IBU
0.75 oz Fuggles (AA 4.9%, Whole) 15 min, 4.7 IBU

Yeast/Misc:

London ESB Ale yeast, 1.0 unit(s), Yeast

Batch Notes:

9/22/13

Heated strike water to 169 degrees. Mashed in with 6 gallons of water. Started 90 minute conversion at 153 degrees.

Added 1 gal of 180 degree water at the 60 min mark of conversion to bring temp from 150 to 152. At 90 min temp was back at 150.

Added 1 lb Local Blackberry Honey to runnings.

Completed hop schedule. Final volume 5.25 gal. Original gravity was 1.057. Est. ABV with attenuation to 1.010 = 6.2%

Racked to secondary on 10/7/13

Kegged on 10/21/13

FG 1.010. Tastes great! Very malt forward but with the hop bite of an IPA.

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[AzOr]

10 year old thread!

I am curious if someone has brewed this or a similar recipe.

I’ve never brewed or drank this style but it sounds delicious. I’m looking for something a little different than my annual stout or porter.

I may sub some of the hops, depending what I have on hand.

Any thoughts?