ezraburke
DIPA Brewer
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This is the second version of this recipe now with added molasses and honey. When I brewed this I hit an OG of 1.080 (target of 1.083) so if you can nail the efficiency on this you'll be onto a winner.
Technically this is a pseudo-lager (given the grain makeup) but the pilsner and carafa balance to bring a sweet, roasty taste to this black IPA which is suitably dried out (as per style guidelines) by the honey and molasses. For honey I used a dark manuka honey and for molasses i used Lyle's Black Treacle (the red tin you get in all good supermarkets). Finally, this needed a second packet of US-05 to get it up and running - quite a viscous brew.
I'd recommend aiming for a volume of 2.3 for Co2 when bottling. This brew was freshly carbonated after a week but aging (as i am intending to do) will aid in smoothing out the very rough alcohol front it has.
Pouring this one week after bottling the brew is jet black with a minimal tan coloured head. It has a hop-forward taste (cascade and chinook) with an aroma of alcohol, raisins and stout with minimal hop aroma prevalent at this point due to overwhelming alcohol. Mouthfeel is slick with pleasant carbonation (not fluffy, but definitely present) and a pleasingly subtle bitterness in the aftertaste.
Anyway, the recipe!
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Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 19 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.071
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.080
Final Gravity: 1.016
ABV (standard): 8.4%
IBU (tinseth): 109.61
SRM (morey): 42.21
FERMENTABLES:
4.25 kg - German - Pilsner (69.9%)
430 g - Flaked Barley (7.1%)
400 g - German - Carafa III (6.6%)
200 g - United Kingdom - Crystal 60L (3.3%)
400 g - Molasses (6.6%)
200 g - Corn Sugar - Dextrose (3.3%)
200 g - Honey (3.3%)
HOPS:
50 g - Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 13, Use: Boil for 50 min, IBU: 76.12
50 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 33.49
25 g - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 0 min
50 g - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Dry Hop for 10 days
50 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 68 C, Time: 65 min, Amount: 8.3 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.1 L/kg
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
1 each - Protafloc, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 81%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 12.22 - 25 C
Fermentation Temp: 20 C