My first try at a original black ipa

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OG came out to 1.054 @ 70F

In the swamp cooler @ 62F right now

Not too thrilled i missed my target gravity oh well. Im happy its still blacker than black lol


Nightmare Nector

Recipe specifics:

Style: Imperial IPA
Batch size: 2.2 gal
Boil volume: 2.5 gal
OG: 1.069
FG: 1.017
Bitterness (IBU): 71.7
Color (SRM): 42.0
ABV: 6.8%

Grain/Sugars:

4.00 lb Two-row (US), 69.6%
0.50 lb Briess Midnight, 8.7%
0.50 lb Light DME, 8.7%
0.25 lb Barley, Flaked, 4.3%
0.25 lb Munich (US), 4.3%
0.25 lb CaraPils, 4.3%

Hops:

1.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 Cs (AA 10.8%, Pellet) 30 min, 57.0 IBU
1.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 Cs (AA 10.8%, Pellet) 5 min, 14.8 IBU
2.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 Cs (AA 10.8%, Pellet) dry hop

Yeast/Misc:

Danstar American West Coast Ale (AkA BRY-97), 1.0 unit(s), Yeast
Yeast Nutrient, 1.0 unit(s), Additive

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[Sailingeric]

I did a wonderful black pale ale and used the same recipe to do a black saison. Keep us posted on how it turned out. Black is where it is at!

 

[specharka]

Im happy its still blacker than black lol

 

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Reading alot of threads on here i was worried i would have to wait a few days for activity using the bry197. Checked it at midnight and it was slowly chugging away with a light head of krauson!

Been trying to keep it at about 60-64F

 

[thejuanald]

Nice, I recently just finished my first shot at a Black IPA. How do you like the Midnight wheat? I went with only carafa III but I think next time I will try midnight wheat as well and cut back on the carafa. I hit my numbers for OG (1.082) but it finished 3 points higher than I had intended (1.016 instead of 1.013) and 124 IBU. It's fantastic though and the best beer I've made on the first time building a new recipe. It did take long to carbonate in the keg though, which was weird.

Cheers!

 

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Nice, I recently just finished my first shot at a Black IPA. How do you like the Midnight wheat? I went with only carafa III but I think next time I will try midnight wheat as well and cut back on the carafa. I hit my numbers for OG (1.082) but it finished 3 points higher than I had intended (1.016 instead of 1.013) and 124 IBU. It's fantastic though and the best beer I've made on the first time building a new recipe. It did take long to carbonate in the keg though, which was weird.

Cheers!

Still cranking away in the fermentor right now. But from the recipe i created through the mash and primary phase the midnight seemed awesome. A little went a long way, from the tase and smell its not nearly roasty as chocolate malt cara 3 or roasted barley ive used before. Hopefully it will install the color without to much bitters. Using it in a stout next week just 3 ounces though!