AG#74 - Is it cos I is Black?

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Franklin

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Is it cos I is Black - A Black IPA to be served from Cask at the forthcoming NCB Competition meet at Saltaire Brewery. Ali-G reference :)

Fermentables:
Pale Malt - 70.7%
Flaked Wheat - 8.7%
Munich Malt - 7.9%
Carapils (Weyermann) - 5.9%
Carafa Special III - 2.4%
Black Malt - 2.4%
Cara Aroma (Weyermann) - 1.9%

Hops:
Magnum - 14.5 % @ 60 mins - 20g - First Wort Hop
Columbus (Tomahawk) - 16 % @ 60 mins - 20g - First Wort Hop
Simcoe - 12.2 % @ 0 mins - 30g - 80c Steep
Chinook - 11.5 % @ 0 mins - 20g - 80c Steep
Nelson Sauvin - 13.0 % @ 0 mins - 20g - 80c Steep
Citra - 13.8 % @ 0 mins - 30g - 80c Steep
Summit - 14.3 % @ 0 mins - 30g - 80c Steep
Motueka (B Saaz) - 13.8 % @ 0 mins - 13g - 80c Steep
NZ Cascade - 10.2 % @ 0 mins - 11g - 80c Steep

Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.055
Final Gravity: 1.015
Alcohol Content: 5.2% ABV
Total Liquor: 34 Litres
Mash Liquor: 13.8 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 60 EBU
Colour: 129 EBC
Yeast: Safale us-05
Mash for 90mins, Boil for 60mins

Malts, malt temp & Salt additions:

Recirculating the first 4-5 litres, first Wort hops in the copper:

154g of 80c steep hops:

Should have been 1055, I got 1050, will do for me:

Pump Clip Design:


:) Another easy brewday followed by some messing around in Photoshop :)
 
I've said it before, and I'll say it again...you're a mentalist. That said, I enjoy your beer and don't want to jeapordise fledgling trade routes ;)
Can't wait to try this on the day!
 
I should go check the gravity, its probably finished, then its a week-ish of dry Hopping the FV :)
 
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