Black IPA

[Helles]

Putting this one down on saturday
Was looking for anything that might improve this
Also anything on the Mosiac and NZ Pacifica any one done before

Black APA.​

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 110lt Boil Time: 90 min Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00
Ingredients

9.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) 45.00 %
2.50 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (17.7 EBC) Grain 12.50 %
2.50 kg Rye Malt (Briess) (7.3 EBC) Grain 12.50 %
2.00 kg Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC) Grain 10.00 %
1.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 7.50 %
1.00 kg Carafa II (811.6 EBC) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 kg Caramunich I (Weyermann) (100.5 EBC) Grain 5.00 %
0.50 kg Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) Grain 2.50 %
45.00 gm Challenger [8.00 %] (90 min) (First Wort Hop)Hops 10.8 IBU

60.00 gm Mosiac [11.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.9 IBU
60.00 gm Pacifica [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 9.0 IBU
50.00 gm Pacifica [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 1.5 IBU
50.00 gm Mosiac [11.00 %] (10 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
50.00 gm Pacifica [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 1.2 IBU
50.00 gm Mosiac [11.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
50.00 gm Mosiac [11.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
50.00 gm Pacifica [5.40 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
50.00 gm Mosiac [11.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
50.00 gm Pacifica [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
1.50 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 120.0 min)
2.00 tsp Calcium Chloride (Mash 120.0 min)
American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 3000 ml] Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.045 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.045 SG Bitterness: 45.9 IBU Est Color: 47.3 EBC


Mashed @ 67.0 C for 120 min

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[slash22000]

We're all too drunk around these parts to read that noise.

 

[wbosher]

Never understood how you can have a black pale ale.

 

[symphony1975]

Mate I did a black India ale a while ago, single hopped with mosaic just to give it a try and it was divine.....delicious

 

[wbosher]

Not questioning the beer itself, sure it's lovely. It's the name that gets me...a "Black" India "Pale" ale. :huh:

 

[rehab]

Not questioning the beer itself, sure it's lovely. It's the name that gets me...a "Black" India "Pale" ale. :huh:

Well it is black in colour only and tastes like an IPA. Hence the name Black IPA. Also similar is the Cascadian Dark Ale which is more roasty I believe. Try them. Being from NZ no doubt you can get your hands on Yeastie Boys PKB. :beerbang:

 

[bum]

A rose by any other name would still be the worst style of beer ever.

You read people here saying the same thing about APAs from time to time. Anything darker than your average pilsner confuses some.

 

[slash22000]

Not questioning the beer itself, sure it's lovely. It's the name that gets me...a "Black" India "Pale" ale. :huh:

The word "pale" doesn't actually mean the beer should be pale though. I mean according to BJCP an American IPA can be anywhere from 6 - 15 SRM, and if you look at a chart, seems like anything over maybe 6 or 7 I wouldn't call "pale".

Honestly I wasn't overly sold on the black IPA concept either until I tried a Kooinda Black IPA the other day. Ended up drinking a half dozen they were so good. Now I'm brewing a clone over the weekend. h34r:

 

[Dan Pratt]

I like the idea of a Black IPA and am keen to try the Kooinda when I get a chance before I make my own batch.

Helles - I like that you have steeped a 100g of hops and think that will give it a nice aroma kick to the beer.

Can i just ask why the OG of 1045 was so low for an IPA style?

IPA - 1056 to 1075
ABV - 5.5% - 7.5%

 

[Helles]

Keeping og low as it will be easy drinking tap beer .
I don't make to many beers over 5% av so I don't get too drunk too quick