Blackened Bitterness
Specialty Beer • Extract • 5 gal
The yerba mate is blended with the cocoa shells to form an earthy, rich chocolate flavor that blends very well with the sweetness of the figs and citrus flavors of the cascade hops.
June 7, 2009 pm 11:56pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 0.75 lbs
Belgian Chocolate Malt
Belgian Chocolate Malt
Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales
- 0.5 lbs
American Victory
American Victory
Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.
- 0.5 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 0.5 lbs
American 6-row Pale
American 6-row Pale
Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.
- 0.75 lbs
American Caramel 90°L
American Caramel 90°L
Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color(Red Ale)
- 6 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 lbs
Dry Dark Extract
Dry Dark Extract
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 2 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 2 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 2 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 2 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 7 oz
california mission figs - (omitted from calculations)
california mission figs
- 1 oz
yerba mate and cocoa shells - (omitted from calculations)
yerba mate and cocoa shells
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White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculant. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.076 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 33.2 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 73.0 IBU | 0 - 100 |
