
Spotted Tongue 2021 Black IPA
Specialty IPA: Black IPA • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Updated re-brew of a 2009 recipe.
December 4, 2021 pm 05:57pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 lbs
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Our most popular base malt, perfect for all beer styles, especially American ales and lagers. With moderate protein and enzyme levels and a very clean, smooth finish, our Premium 2-Row Malt is ideal for all-malt beers and for mashes containing moderate levels of adjunct.
- 1 lbs
Crystal 75; Great Western
Crystal 75; Great Western
This two-row malt is roasted to product a color of 75° ASBC. At this roasting level the toffee flavors join the caramel character for a more complex flavor.
- 1 lbs
Rye Malt
Rye Malt
Often used in German Ales and specialty beers
- 1 lbs
Victory® Malt; Briess
Victory® Malt; Briess
Biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • With an aroma of baking bread, Victory® Malt is great in Nut Brown Ales and other dark beers. • Special processing develops the biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors that are distinctive in Victory® Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1.5 lbs
Blackprinz® Malt; Briess
Blackprinz® Malt; Briess
Subtle, smooth, no bitter, astringent, dry flavors or aftertaste — Very delicate, clean flavor. Mild roasted malty flavor.
- 1.5 lbs
Oats Raw
Oats Raw
Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.
- 1 oz
Magnum - 12.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- 1 oz
Mosaic® - 11.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Mosaic®
Mosaic™ (HBC 369) is an aroma hop variety developed by Hop Breeding Company, LLC that was released in 2012. It offers a unique and complex blend of floral, tropical, fruity, and earthy characteristics that translate very favorably into several styles of beer. Mosaic™ is the daughter of Simcoe® (YCR 14) and a Nugget derived male.—usahops.org
- 1 oz
Mosaic® - 11.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Mosaic®
Mosaic™ (HBC 369) is an aroma hop variety developed by Hop Breeding Company, LLC that was released in 2012. It offers a unique and complex blend of floral, tropical, fruity, and earthy characteristics that translate very favorably into several styles of beer. Mosaic™ is the daughter of Simcoe® (YCR 14) and a Nugget derived male.—usahops.org
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Notes
Re-do of 2009 recipe, Marcus' first beer, using ingredients more available now. Dark malts are actually 1 lb Blackprinz + .5 lb Carafa. Oats are actually Coach's Oats, precooked before adding to mash. Gonna be dark.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - IPA
Subcategory: B - Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.063 | 1.050 - 1.085 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.018 | ![]() |
Color: | 33.7 SRM | 25 - 40 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.6% ABV | 5.5% - 9% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 67.8 IBU | 50 - 90 | ![]() |