broadfordbrewer
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A long awaited brewday (night!) (30/10/11) and one that I decided to coincide with a couple of local brewers. We agreed to brew a Black IPA, swap some bottles, taste, discuss. This was my fifth full mash brew (AG#5).
Beer styles are always a topic for discussion and I know that the oxymoronic Black India Pale Ale is a debate in full flow. I'm not here to discuss it, just to brew a beer, but I was interested to see what others had said on the subject:
Stout Fellow http://stoutfellow.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/brewing-a-black-ipa/, Called to the Bar http://maltworms.blogspot.com/2010/03/cascadian-dark-ale.html
Into the Brew http://samtierney.wordpress.com/201...ck-ale-is-dead-meet-american-style-black-ale/
Craft Beer http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stor...-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-black-ipa#
Hop Press http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/01/26/emerging-beer-style-cascadian-dark-ale/
All things considered I'm sticking with Black IPA. If it's good enough for Kernel, Brodies, Windsor Eton Brew, Thornbridge, Buxton etc.then it's good enough for me!
Malts:
Maris Otter Pale Malt (5.45kg) â 77.9%
Munich Malt (1kg) â 14.3%
Crystal Malt (350g) â 5%
Carafa III (200g) â 2.9% (I added a further 300g Carafa before I sparged. Aiming for maximum colour, minimum roastiness).
Hops:
Magnum 45g â 12.7% @90mins
Chinook 20g â 12.4% @20mins
Cascade 20g â 7.6% @20mins
Chinook 20g â 12.4% @5mins
Cascade 20g â 7.6% @5mins
Chinook 20g â 12.4% @0mins (steep 20 mins)
Cascade 20g â 7.6% @0mins (steep 20 mins)
Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.069
Final Gravity: 1.017
Alcohol Content: 6.8% ABV
Bitterness: 79.2 IBU
Colour: 100 SRM
Yeast: Safale US-05
Mash: 90mins @ 67c
Boil: 90mins
The malts
Grist temp
Mash temp
First runnings
Wider shot of running the wort to the plastic (copper)
Rolling boil and 1st addition of 45g Magnum
Additions weighed out & protofloc for last 20 mins of the boil
OG 1.067
I've now brewed with this setup a few times and I'm really happy with the results this time around. On day 6 of the fermentation the hydrometer reading is down to 1.016. I'll leave it clear out for a few days and then rack it to 330ml bottles.
You can see the rest of the pics here http://s1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb333/broadfordbrewery/AG5 Broadford Black IPA/.
Beer styles are always a topic for discussion and I know that the oxymoronic Black India Pale Ale is a debate in full flow. I'm not here to discuss it, just to brew a beer, but I was interested to see what others had said on the subject:
Stout Fellow http://stoutfellow.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/brewing-a-black-ipa/, Called to the Bar http://maltworms.blogspot.com/2010/03/cascadian-dark-ale.html
Into the Brew http://samtierney.wordpress.com/201...ck-ale-is-dead-meet-american-style-black-ale/
Craft Beer http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stor...-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-black-ipa#
Hop Press http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/01/26/emerging-beer-style-cascadian-dark-ale/
All things considered I'm sticking with Black IPA. If it's good enough for Kernel, Brodies, Windsor Eton Brew, Thornbridge, Buxton etc.then it's good enough for me!
Malts:
Maris Otter Pale Malt (5.45kg) â 77.9%
Munich Malt (1kg) â 14.3%
Crystal Malt (350g) â 5%
Carafa III (200g) â 2.9% (I added a further 300g Carafa before I sparged. Aiming for maximum colour, minimum roastiness).
Hops:
Magnum 45g â 12.7% @90mins
Chinook 20g â 12.4% @20mins
Cascade 20g â 7.6% @20mins
Chinook 20g â 12.4% @5mins
Cascade 20g â 7.6% @5mins
Chinook 20g â 12.4% @0mins (steep 20 mins)
Cascade 20g â 7.6% @0mins (steep 20 mins)
Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.069
Final Gravity: 1.017
Alcohol Content: 6.8% ABV
Bitterness: 79.2 IBU
Colour: 100 SRM
Yeast: Safale US-05
Mash: 90mins @ 67c
Boil: 90mins
The malts
Grist temp
Mash temp
First runnings
Wider shot of running the wort to the plastic (copper)
Rolling boil and 1st addition of 45g Magnum
Additions weighed out & protofloc for last 20 mins of the boil
OG 1.067
I've now brewed with this setup a few times and I'm really happy with the results this time around. On day 6 of the fermentation the hydrometer reading is down to 1.016. I'll leave it clear out for a few days and then rack it to 330ml bottles.
You can see the rest of the pics here http://s1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb333/broadfordbrewery/AG5 Broadford Black IPA/.