Specialty IPA: Black IPA None More Black IPA (Cascadian Dark Ale)

[AleFred]

bottled it tonight. Taste great can't wait for it to carb.

same thing here...does taste really good, nice looks on the recipe :rockin:

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Thanks! Enjoy it, one of my favorite recipes for sure!

 

[Prymal]

I just ordered the ingredients for this brew today, hopefully they will show up by Saturday for a Sunday brew day. I ended up making a couple of changes. I subbed the Carafa III for Briess Midnight Wheat, the Amarillo Gold for Hop Union Zythos Blend, and added a pound of 2 row. I am looking forward to seeing how this is going to turn out! I love the CDA style, especially Hop in the Dark and Sublimely Self-Righteous ale. This will be my first attempt. Thanks so much for the recipe.

 

[blip01]

Brewed a variation of this again 11 days ago. Allowed me to use up all the 1/2lb if this, 1/4lb of that I had left over from previous brews.

This was really a "kitchen sink" recipe loosely based on the original that I like so much. Cocoa, vanilla beans, and malto dextrine made it in there!

 

[captainoverspray]

down to my last bomber of this and need to bre this again. I love this beer.

 

[jandy]

How do you think this would be with some pepper in it? I've been tossing around the idea of a Chipotle pepper IPA, and I think a black IPA would be better for that. I'm thinking about brewing it as is, and splitting it after the primary fermentation with half peppers, half not. Ideas?

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Ehhhhhh I think it's too hoppy for that. I'm sure you could keep a similar malt profile but you'd probably want to adjust the hop schedule. I think all the citrus would clash hard.

 

[jandy]

I was thinking that. I'm gonna plug it into beersmith when I get home from work today and see what tweaks I can make, shoot for about half the IBU's

 

[captainoverspray]

brew this one as is and then make some tweeks to it if you think it needs it. I know that i will brew it again but maybe mash a little higher to bring out some more sweetness.

 

[Prymal]

I think that the malt base for this beer is awesome but after using sorachi ace for the first time in the brew i cant say that i am a fan of its lemon pledge flavor.

 

[dirtyrick1300]

Brewed this 4 weeks ago. It is in the keg carbing up right now.
Very pleased with the way it turned out!
I will for sure brew this again!

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

I haven't checked in on this thread in awhile so I thought I'd give my updates. Since the first batch I brewed (April 2011 I think) I have made it more than any other beer. I must say I have absolutely perfected my take on this recipe. It is one of 2 or 3 recipes that I will no longer tinker with. It needs no tweaking! Can't thank OP enough for the base to start with. This is probably the best beer I make and I can't keep enough of it. Thanks again for turning me onto this style!

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Glad you guys have found so much success with this recipe! I just brewed a variation of it on Sunday and it is turning out great so far. I used some Simcoe hops I had lying around this time and the combination has been great so far.

Thanks for the compliments!

 

[captainoverspray]

Simcoe just laying around. Must be nice my simcoe have a sole purpose in life and that is the stone SSR clone I am working on. Wish I could order more at one time.

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Simcoe just laying around. Must be nice my simcoe have a sole purpose in life and that is the stone SSR clone I am working on. Wish I could order more at one time.

I had been saving them for my next IPA but I brewed this first :cross:

 

[Conan]

I just found a bottle of this that was brewed on March 3, 2011. The aroma hops had mostly faded but bittering and some of the flavor remained. It was fantastic, just like the day it was brewed! Kyle

 

[AleFred]

Just brewed this with sorachi and simcoe instead of Amarillo ,, wort smelled amazing and using American ale II will report back when it's kegged and carbed.. I have done the og recipe but used north west wyeast and it came out amazing..

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Just brewed this with sorachi and simcoe instead of Amarillo ,, wort smelled amazing and using American ale II will report back when it's kegged and carbed.. I have done the og recipe but used north west wyeast and it came out amazing..

Awesome! Lucky for you to have some Simcoe for this brew. I think I'll probably be brewing this again soon with some combination of Columbus and Centennial. Enjoy the brew!

 

[dunnright00]

Looking for a good BIPA or SSR clone recipe and this came up...

Without looking through the whole thread, is the original recipe on page 1 still the go-to?
Has anyone tweaked it or is it good to go?

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Looking for a good BIPA or SSR clone recipe and this came up...

Without looking through the whole thread, is the original recipe on page 1 still the go-to?
Has anyone tweaked it or is it good to go?

Malt base is still spot on but you can probably add a pound of base. Hops are totally up in the air on this one, but the original combo is tasty!

 

[dunnright00]

Yup, gonna make this one next. Prolly this weekend...

Going to use the recipe just as it is on the first page, only to substitute whatever hops are available. I'll reply back with my results...

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

Definitely keep me posted! I love hearing some of the variations that people have found with hop combos.

 

[torso]

This is the first recipe on this forum I've tried to replicate. I had a disaster of a brew day. Stuck CFC and I was sucking on tubes between cursing my arse off. Ended up calling in sick to work and sticking the wort in the tub.

Despite that, thing is it turned out really pretty good due to an excellent grain bill. Smooth as all hell. I threw the dry hops in with the yeast because I just wanted to forget about the disaster in the carboy, and I regret it. Absolutely no aroma, but I think the Serachi (first time using) goes well with the dark malts. I wish I had waited for the yeast to settle to dry hop this because with some aroma i'm sure this would be an absolutely incredible brew. Thanks for posting it.

 

[geepmaley]

Here's my take using a very attenuable 2112 Steam Beer yeast:

Raven Vapor IPA
Type
All Grain
Efficiency
70.0%
Batch size
5.25 gal
Boil time
60 min

Fermentables


Great Western Premium 2-Row Malt 11.0 lb 78 %
Munich Malt I 1.0 lb 7 %
2-Row Caramel Malt 80L 1.0 lb 7 %
CARAFA® SPECIAL III (Dehusked Barley) 0.5 lb 3 %
2-Row Carapils® Malt 0.5 lb 3 %

Hops


Warrior 0.75 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 13.7%
Amarillo 0.5 oz 30 min Boil Pellet 8.5%
Apollo 0.25 oz 30 min Boil Pellet 18.6%
Amarillo 0.5 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 8.5%
Apollo 0.25 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 18.6%
Apollo 0.25 oz 5 min Boil Pellet 18.6%
Amarillo 0.5 oz 5 min Boil Pellet 8.5%
Amarillo 1.0 oz keg Dry Hop Pellet 8.5%

Yeasts
California Lager 2112 Wyeast 88.0%

Measured Stats

1.064 OG
1.008 FG
74 IBU
7.3% ABV
28 SRM

 

[D_Nyholm]

Brewed up 11 gallons of this yesterday. I was playing with beersmith making adjustments and didn't revert back to original when I weighed things out. Ended up with 2.5 oz magnum and over 115 IBU..shortened the boil to 50 minutes trying to compensate as much as I could. After all was said and done, I was at about 100. Hoping it won't be too bitter, so I am expecting to dry hop with a bunch more hops hoping to even out bitterness and aroma.

 

[D_Nyholm]

After 2 weeks, I tried a sample. Very bitter, but also a nice roasty smooth taste. Can't wait to dry hop this and get it carbed. I think I am going to dry hop with double the amount to get a huge aroma up front to balance the strong bitterness of my mistake when brewing.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

How do you think this would be with some pepper in it? I've been tossing around the idea of a Chipotle pepper IPA, and I think a black IPA would be better for that. I'm thinking about brewing it as is, and splitting it after the primary fermentation with half peppers, half not. Ideas?

I didn't see this post before, but I have added habanero's to my version of this beer and it came out great. I wish I would have added more though. I racked one gallon into a small jug and dropped 2 cut up habs into it. The habs were really not that hot so the heat was very subdued. I do plan to do it again at some point and up the heat. In my opinion the strong hop bitterness pairs very well with the peppers. Try Habanero Sculpin if you get a chance. Just my $0.02.

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

YOU GUYS ARE NUTS. I love that people have taken this recipe and run with it.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

YOU GUYS ARE NUTS. I love that people have taken this recipe and run with it.

hey, pepper beer is great! Maybe if i make it again, i'll send some your way. Afterall, you were the inspiration for my version!

 

[jpr0930]

Kept base grains and warrior and swapped to cascade and citra for additions. Brewed last week and first sample hit 1.060 and tastes phenomenal. Cascade to DH soon. Thanks for the groundwork!