- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Omega Yeast - OYL-057 - HotHead Ale
- Yeast Starter
- 1.5 L
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5
- Original Gravity
- 1.077
- Final Gravity
- 1.018
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 59.4
- Color
- 34.2
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 days / RT (~72 F)
- Additional Fermentation
- Dry hopped in primary for 4 days.
- Tasting Notes
- Black stout-like appearance. Taste and aroma dominated by the Citra and Simcoe hops.
I started a tradition of brewing a black IPA each year for the holiday season. This year's rendition exceeded my expectations so I am posting the recipe. I had received a new yeast (Omega Yeast - OYL-057 - HotHead Ale) and wanted to experiment with it at normal room temperatures as a possible alternative ale yeast when the fermentation chamber was being used for other purposes. While the apparent degree of fermentation was only ~75% (1.018 FG), the beer turned out to have a nice balance that belied it's higher than expected FG. So far I am impressed with this yeast and plan to test this yeast with other IPA recipes as well.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Kegging Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.074 SG
Estimated Color: 34.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 59.4 IBUs
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Mash Ingredients:
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Amt Name %
15 lbs Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) 93.8 %
1 lbs Midnight Wheat (550.0 SRM) 6.3 %
Mash Schedule
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148 F for 90 minutes
Raise to 168 F and hold for 10 minutes
Batch sparge.
Boil Hops (All hops were whole leaf):
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1.00 oz Chinook [14.30 %] - Boil 20.0 min 23.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min 4.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min 6.6 IBUs
Steep/Whirlpool Hops (15 minutes starting at ~175 F):
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2.00 oz Amarillo [9.60 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 6.5 IBUs
2.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 8.2 IBUs
2.00 oz Simcoe [14.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 9.8 IBUs
Dry Hops (4 days):
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2.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days 0.0 IBUs
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Kegging Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.074 SG
Estimated Color: 34.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 59.4 IBUs
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Mash Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name %
15 lbs Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) 93.8 %
1 lbs Midnight Wheat (550.0 SRM) 6.3 %
Mash Schedule
----------------------------
148 F for 90 minutes
Raise to 168 F and hold for 10 minutes
Batch sparge.
Boil Hops (All hops were whole leaf):
------------
1.00 oz Chinook [14.30 %] - Boil 20.0 min 23.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min 4.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min 6.6 IBUs
Steep/Whirlpool Hops (15 minutes starting at ~175 F):
------------
2.00 oz Amarillo [9.60 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 6.5 IBUs
2.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 8.2 IBUs
2.00 oz Simcoe [14.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 9.8 IBUs
Dry Hops (4 days):
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2.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days 0.0 IBUs
