Black IPA with spare Morgans Australian Old kit

[Fiddler]

Hey,

I was given a tin of Morgan's Australian Old for my birthday a few months ago and after demolishing a keg of Bacchus' Obama IPA I was thinking of trying to turn it into a black IPA.

I should have a fermenting fridge set up in the next couple of weeks so I'm keen to get back into it.

I've got a rough idea on the hop schedule (mostly a stab in the dark) but I could use all the help I can get as I've done a couple of boils.

1.7 kg Morgan's Australian Old
3 kg Dark LME

10 litre boil
23L total

Cascade 30g @ 20mins
Centennial 30g @ 10mins
Citra 30g @ 2mins
Amarillo dry hop 60g

OG 1066
FG 1016
6.8% ABV

US-05 yeast

How does this sound? I'm not really sure on using all that dark LME and I'd be open to cut it down a bit or change it up. It looks ok on the spreadsheet but I'm still pretty new at this.

 

[damoninja]

I love a good BIPA, I love a good Old ale...I don't know if an Old ale kit will have the profile you're after...

Citra in a dark ale kit? Adventurous... But what the hell it sounds great to me, give it a shot!

 

[indica86]

Give it a go. That is a high OG... don't know if one yeast pack will cut it.

 

[damoninja]

Give it a go. That is a high OG... don't know if one yeast pack will cut it.

True probably technically needs 1.5 (2) packs. I've done a high gravity like this on a single pack, coped fine... Make sure it's not too old, use the Mr Malty calculator if you're not sure.

However, I'd have another pack on stand by just in case!

 

[mcalpine91]

Hey Fiddler
Did you end up brewing this one up? if so how did it end up?

Cheers,