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Wicked Dark IPA from Herbaljoe
American IPA • Partial Mash • 5.5 gal
Hey, it's a dark IPA.
July 28, 2007 pm 05:29pm
5.0/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5.5 gal)
- 3 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 1 lbs
American Munich
American Munich
Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.
- 2 lbs
American Caramel 60°L
American Caramel 60°L
Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color
- .5 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- 5 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1 oz
Ahtanum® - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 65 min
Ahtanum®
Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 35 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .75 oz
Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Amarillo®
Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.
- 1 oz
Ahtanum® - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Ahtanum®
Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney.
- 1 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss boiled for 10 minutes. - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss boiled for 10 minutes.
-
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Steep grains at 150F for 60 minutes. Boil 60 minutes. Ferment at 67F. Just a relatively plain IPA with some extra stuff to darken it up so that it's not quite so plain. Should be similar to Pete's Wicked Ale, but more hoppy. In retrospect I would decrease the Caramel 60 to 1lb.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: B - American IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.066 | 1.056 - 1.075 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 20.5 SRM | 6 - 15 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.9% ABV | 5.5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 55.6 IBU | 40 - 70 | |
Discussion
Brewed 7/28/07
2007-07-28 5:56pm
Brewed this on 7/28/07. Pitched at 2:30PM. Used blow-off tube instead of airlock. Filled 6 gallon carboy to 5.5 gallons. Color is nice and dark so far. Fermenting heavy at 10:00PM. Good thing I used a blow-off tube because the next morning brown foam was shooting out of it. Tube worked great. #8
Drinking the Last one Now there HerbaJoe NutSachel
2007-08-15 11:00pm
Great citrus hop nose on this one (cascade and centennial anyone). The Special B really kicks out but will mellow nicely with a few months. Can really taste the Maris Otter, seems to have a sweet (maybe from munich or 60L) and smooth malt flavor which is similar to 2-row. I think this a a good plus (I havent really had fresh beer that I can say I knew had Maris Otter). Can't really pull the 60L out but this might be due to the Sp B. BeerTools lists bitterness as below "an" IPA but I find it to be somewhat more bitter than desireable (however I am not a fan of overt bitterness) this too will mellow and blend in better after a few months. The Maris has a good smooth finish as well. Definately an interesting combination. Color is exact to beertools prediction. -Duc
Bottled 8/4/07
2007-09-08 1:36pm
1:00AM - Skipped the secondary and bottled. Has a great flavor. Just the right amount of bitterness. Has a sweet nose and flavor has a mild sweet finish. Munton's yeast character is apparent, which seems to me almost like a mild chalky flavor. Color is still nice and dark, but not too much. It's nice and clear and inviting.
Update 8/8/07
2007-09-08 1:37pm
It is coming along but is a little too sweet for my taste. Also isn't bitter enough now. Hoping the sweetness goes away with time. Would use more hops next time.
Update 8/9/07
2007-09-08 1:37pm
Had another one tonight, it's quickly improving. Has a nice musky aroma/flavor and a very mild coffee aroma, which was unexpected. With age this is going to be a damn fine beer. I would probably rename it to just a "Dark Ale" though. Not enough hops/bitterness for it to be an IPA. It has the alcohol though!
Update 8/16/07
2007-09-08 1:38pm
This beer is really coming along. Probably my favorite of all my brews so far. The sweetness continues to fade and the bitterness is coming through a bit more now, which I really like. The hop aroma and flavor is coming through more as well. Hopefully I can resist the urge to quickly drink it all and save some to age a couple months! To improve this I would reduce the Maris Otter to .5 lbs. and increase the DME to make up for it (or use American 2-row in place of the DME for an all-grain version). I would reduce the 60L to .5 lbs, add .5 lbs of 90L. I would reduce the Munich to .5 lbs. and leave the Special B at .5 lbs. Although I like the high malt character that this brew ended up with, it's a little over the top and creates some weird flavors. As for the hops, I'd use a higher AA hop for the 60 minute boil (Warrior or Nugget or Magnum), take out the 30 minute Cascade addition and add it for 10 minutes with the Ahtanum, and add 2 oz. Centennial for 1 minute just before flame-out. I'll probably try this brew again in a few months.
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