Black IPA? What’s next, Green IPA?

[Chunk]

How about a golden stout?

http://brewdog.com/blog-article.php?id=280

You know that was an April Fool's joke, right?

I know it was announced on the 1st of April, yeah. Whether it's an Aprils fools or not; I've not seen any confirmation one way or the other. Common sense would suggest it isn't for real though, you're right.

[thatguy314]

How about a golden stout?

http://brewdog.com/blog-article.php?id=280

You know that was an April Fool's joke, right?

I know it's an april fools joke. But I still think it's a cool as shit idea for a beer.

[herbaljoe]

Also, it's a crowd pleaser. I recently took six different homebrews to two different tasting events at two different brewpubs and in both cases the "Black IPA" was chosen as the beer they'd like to see brewed there as part of the regular lineup. I've spoken to quite a few people about it, both seasoned beer drinkers and casual beer drinkers and many of them agree that this beer bridges the gap between the purely stout-drinking crowd and the purely IPA-drinking crowd. Both teams can usually find something they like about this beer. It helps expand some people's horizons and get them more accustomed to flavors they otherwise wouldn't have thought they'd like.

Hey Joe, care to share the recipe. Sounds pretty damn good.

Sure, it's nothing super creative but I've been amazed at how popular it is among friends:


HerbalJoe's Black IPA
14-B American IPA
Author: HerbalJoe

Size: 11.0 gal
Efficiency: 75%
Attenuation: 80%
Calories: 226.65 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.068 (1.056 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 (1.010 - 1.018)
Color: 23.31 (6.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 7.2% (5.5% - 7.5%)
Bitterness: 111.6 (40.0 - 70.0)

Ingredients:
25.0 lb American 2-row (Rahr)
1.5 lb Crystal 15
1.25 lb Carafa Special TYPE III
1.0 lb Cara-Pils Malt
1.0 lb Red Wheat
1.0 oz Chinook ('09 H.D.) (12.4%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
1.5 oz Columbus ('09 H.D.) (15.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1.0 oz Simcoe ('07 AUS) (12.4%) - added during boil, boiled 45 min
1.0 oz Columbus ('09 H.D.) (15.2%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
3.0 oz Amarillo ('09 H.D.) (9.4%) - steeped after boil
2.0 oz Citra ('09 FH) (10.0%) - steeped after boil
3.0 oz Simcoe (13.0%) - added dry to primary fermenter
3.0 oz Columbus ('09 H.D.) (15.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter
2.5 oz Citra ('09 FH) (10.0%) - added dry to primary fermenter
2.5 oz Amarillo ('09 H.D.) (9.4%) - added dry to primary fermenter
1.0 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1.0 tsp Wyeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1.0 ea WYeast 1272 American Ale II

Notes
Mash temp: 147F. Mash duration: 60. Boil duration: 90. Fermentation temp: 64F to start, raising to 72F by the end. Dry hop at 72F for 1 week, then cold crash for 1 day before kegging.

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[herbaljoe]

Wow, that's a crazy amount of flameout/dry hops! Must have an intense aroma..
Thanks for sharing

No problem, keep in mind that's an 11 gal batch. Honestly the flameout hops could probably be reduced without much change in the final product. So much of that character gets blown off by the fermentation activity. One of these days I'll get the balls to brew an IPA without any flameout hops and only use dry hops for flavor/aroma to see just exactly how much it matters. It sure would save money if I ended up getting the same hop presence!

[NHBrewer]

Hearing your theory makes me want to brew the next IPA I brew in this manner. Mash hop for bitterness and dry hop for aroma and flavor and forgo any kettle hopping whatsoever. Maybe I am the only one but I just think it would be cool to have a nice hoppy IPA without any kettle hops.
Chris

[herbaljoe]

Hearing your theory makes me want to brew the next IPA I brew in this manner. Mash hop for bitterness and dry hop for aroma and flavor and forgo any kettle hopping whatsoever. Maybe I am the only one but I just think it would be cool to have a nice hoppy IPA without any kettle hops.
Chris

Yeah, that would be a cool experiment. But having played around with mash hopping I do have doubts that you'd be able to get enough bitterness in the beer. Still, I'd love to hear how it turns out!

[TheDarkSide]

Hearing your theory makes me want to brew the next IPA I brew in this manner. Mash hop for bitterness and dry hop for aroma and flavor and forgo any kettle hopping whatsoever. Maybe I am the only one but I just think it would be cool to have a nice hoppy IPA without any kettle hops.
Chris

Yeah, that would be a cool experiment. But having played around with mash hopping I do have doubts that you'd be able to get enough bitterness in the beer. Still, I'd love to hear how it turns out!

Maybe supplement with a little hop extract?