This is mainly based on the recipe at http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/10/homebrewing-how-to-brew-american-black-ale-cascadian-dark-black-ipa-recipe.html.
- Steeped Grains (40 min)
- 20.0 oz Chocolate Malt
- 12.0 oz Crystal 40L
- 12.0 oz Crystal 80L
- 8.0 oz Carafa II
- 2.0 oz Black Patent Malt
- Fermentables
- 7.0 lbs Pale Ale LME
- Hops
- 1.0 oz Centennial @ 60 min
- 1.0 oz Centennial @ 30 min
- 1.0 oz Cascade @ 15 min
- 1.0 oz Cascade @ 5 min
- 2.0 oz Cascade Dry Hopped
- Yeast
- 2x Safale US-05
This one turned out to be fairly decent. I wouldn’t say it’s great, but very drinkable. Very dark color with a bitter initial bite. Mouthfeel and aftertaste are meh.
- Primary: 6 days
- Secondary: 21 days
- OG: 1.056 @ 76
- FG: 1.013 @ 64
- ABV: 5.8%
- Calories: 197