OK! Hoppy Dark Ale to some a NO NO! What about a Hoppy Irish Stout?

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Hallow lads n lasses.
Been off Radar but itching to brew again.
A title suggest, for years i just fancied the a dark ale with the 'grain fwd' taste compined with more hops, hope you know what i mean?
Any suggestions specially with hops in the brewing schedule?
As you prob know in my 40 years homebrewing i brew a lot dark beers.
TBH doesnt need a Irish stout, with the usual English hops etc.
I like the look of this:
Hoppy Irish Red Ale (YouTube) by The Beardyman Craft Beer

Pale Ale Finest Maris Otter
Caraamber
Rye Malt
Roasted Barley

Fuggles @ 60 mins
EKG @ 30 mins
Citra DH 5 days.

SafAle English Ale S-04

for all i got Fuggles,EKG & Citra, Fancy not the Fuggles & EKG.
I'll look at my stash o grains and hops.
Anyone brew a belter dark ale? obv ill convert in a recipe maker lata.athumb..
Apart from that....
HAPPY FRIDAY:beer1:acheers.
Bri
 
Sounds nice @Manxnorton

If you want darker ales, yet still hoppy, there's a few recipes in this thread from various forumites and some links to clone recipes of commercial beers.

Thread 'American Brown Ale an appreciation.' https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/american-brown-ale-an-appreciation.99984/
Sounds nice @Manxnorton

If you want darker ales, yet still hoppy, there's a few recipes in this thread from various forumites and some links to clone recipes of commercial beers.

Thread 'American Brown Ale an appreciation.' https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/american-brown-ale-an-appreciation.99984
yeah m8, ive been looking.
Thanks getting back to me pal.
Took ages to look at my grain stash n hops, i forgot how much ive collected. chuffed all in vaccum sealed whatsitchops.
here grains: marris ottter,pilsner,carapils,crystal dark,amber,brown,Vienna,choc,oats,torriefied oats,wheat,acid malt & carrafa 2.
Hops: Ammarillo 6.7,Simcoe 12,magnum 12,saaz 3, spalted select 5.5,Centennial 7.5, Perle 4.2 & Target 10.9.
Obv mysel straight away i get an idea ill form a recipe, SO THIS WILL BE USING LEFT OVERS, straight away i see base malts (maris,Pilsner & Vienna)
Anyhoo!
I'll play on either Beersmith or Brewfather, prob need to up litres to sort out % ABV.
I'm liking Magnum @ 60 mins, Target @ 30 mins & buy the Citra for DH same time buy the S-04 yeast.
Bri
 
the yearly left over brew left overs
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tinkering more.
24litres with 4.9% ABV & IBU's in range
 
aye love Black IPA.
taste buds! will be much lata on! for now pal, trust my seat o pants approach, let’s face it, this brew will charge me under £25 as needed yeast, more base malt n citra.
and of course if i don’t write it down and it becomes a belter! i’ll kick mysel🤣😂🫣🤦‍♂️
got it down to 4.7% and might add more in Dry hop!
Bri
 
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