Going to brew this next it will be my 7th brew. Trying to find the balance between sweet/malt/roast but can always use more hops this is only my 3rd all grain brew and im not good at balancing my malts yet so I would like some advice. It will be my second time using my homemade cooler mashtun.
My recipe can be found here http://hopville.com/recipe/709603/american-ipa-recipes/packman-black-ipa
90minutes in 150* mash tun
10lb. American pale ale 2 row
2lb. Vienna
1lb. Victory
4oz. Breiss Caramel 120
Cold steep overnight add during last 5 minutes of boil
8oz. Black patent
4oz. Chocolate malt
60 minute boil
1oz. Cascade
1oz. Columbus
.5oz. Magnum
30 minute boil
.5oz. Magnum
10 minute boil
1oz. Ahtanum
5 minute boil
8oz. Pine needle tips (not sure what kind I collected but they taste good)
1oz. Cascade
1 tsp irish moss
1 tsp wyeast yeast nutrient
dark grains that were cold steeped
pitch pacman yeast starter
Primary 3 weeks
Dry hop with 2oz. cascade 7 days after 2 weeks in primary
Secondary 1 week with 1oz. oak chips
Bottle/age for a week and then drink
Does all of this sound right for a black ipa?
32 srm
7.7% alcohol
94 ibus
1.26 bu:gu
Im a little confused about when/how much pine needles I should use. I figured just make it and it will get drank but I want this one to turn out good hoping to get a few beers into competition this year.
My recipe can be found here http://hopville.com/recipe/709603/american-ipa-recipes/packman-black-ipa
90minutes in 150* mash tun
10lb. American pale ale 2 row
2lb. Vienna
1lb. Victory
4oz. Breiss Caramel 120
Cold steep overnight add during last 5 minutes of boil
8oz. Black patent
4oz. Chocolate malt
60 minute boil
1oz. Cascade
1oz. Columbus
.5oz. Magnum
30 minute boil
.5oz. Magnum
10 minute boil
1oz. Ahtanum
5 minute boil
8oz. Pine needle tips (not sure what kind I collected but they taste good)
1oz. Cascade
1 tsp irish moss
1 tsp wyeast yeast nutrient
dark grains that were cold steeped
pitch pacman yeast starter
Primary 3 weeks
Dry hop with 2oz. cascade 7 days after 2 weeks in primary
Secondary 1 week with 1oz. oak chips
Bottle/age for a week and then drink
Does all of this sound right for a black ipa?
32 srm
7.7% alcohol
94 ibus
1.26 bu:gu
Im a little confused about when/how much pine needles I should use. I figured just make it and it will get drank but I want this one to turn out good hoping to get a few beers into competition this year.
