Help me decide what to brew

[motleybrews]

My brew rig is almost complete. Just waiting on a few more shipments to come in over the next week or so with hardware, and a pump and chiller I'll be getting for Christmas. Plan on taking it for its maiden voyage with a double 10 gallon brew day beginning on New Years eve and wrapping up sometime on new years day.

I'd like to brew a black ipa (or a cda) and also a beer that will age well for about a year. Would like to drink the later during the NYE 2013 brew day.

What would you do?

 

[rcsoccer]

I'd like to brew a black ipa (or a cda) and also a beer that will age well for about a year. Would like to drink the later during the NYE 2013 brew day.

What would you do?

Black IPA:

Grainbill:
22 lbs. Maris Otter
2 lbs. Crystal Rye
1 lb. Flaked Barley
1 lb. Carafa II
1/2 lb. Chocolate Wheat
1/2 lb. Roasted Barley

Hop Schedule:
3 oz. Warrior (90 mins) First Wort Hop
Mix 2 oz. each of 4 different finishing hops (Centennial, Citra, Amarillo, Cascade, Galaxy, Simcoe, etc...) Add 2 oz. of mix at 15, 10, 5, and 0.

Any American Ale Yeast (WY1272 would be great!)

Dry hop with around 3-4 oz. of similar hops.


Big beer to age:

American Barleywine

Grainbill:
22 lbs. Maris Otter
1 lb. Crystal 40
1 lb. Crystal 80
1/4 lb. Chocolate Rye
1/4 lb. Special B

Hop Schedule:
2 oz. Magnum or Warrior (60 mins)
1 oz. Chinook (0 mins)
3 oz. Centennial (0 mins)

American Ale yeast as well

Just some suggestions...

Cheers!