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[Portreath]

Hi Brew dudes!!!
After working 7 days a week and way too many hours a day in the diner this summer, the tourists have all but sodded off, so less hours to work which means I'm now able to plan a brew day. Thinking of a Black IPA kind of like St Austell's Proper black. Has anyone tried this style?

 

[MyQul]

Welcome back. Youre in time for lager season

 

[Gerryjo]

Welcome back.....

 

[Portreath]

@MyQul ...Black Larger..now there's a thought!!

 

[matt76]

Welcome back!

Haven't tried Proper Black yet but I've brewed my Chequered Flag Black IPA twice now:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/matt76s-brewdays.81971/page-2#post-827957

It's one of my favourites so far, I really like the way it combines hoppiness (but not over the top) with malt complexity.

I've also got a Baltic Porter conditioning for winter, essentially a strong black lager (see brew day thread above) - an interesting exercise in temperature control in summer without a brew fridge!

 

[Clint]

Black IPA...yes,get it done! I'm brewing Friday...I might join you!!

 

[An Ankoù]

Welcome Portreath, Aarrgghh! Cornwall in the grockle season. The stuff of nightmares. Love Cornwall, don't get me wrong. Haven't tried Proper Black either, but a black IPA is certainly your man. I might get one on, too, before the lager season is well and truly upon us. Harvesting the hops today and they go straight in at the <80C rest. Better get on with it instead of talking to you lot.

 

[An Ankoù]

@MyQul ...Black Larger..now there's a thought!!

The larger, the better!

 

[Portreath]

Yes, tourist season is 6-7 weeks of mayhem. But, good for local traders though. So onto my next brew, an English Black IPA, then will set my sights on a lager.
Just found 200g of Saaz hops (4.7 AA%) in my kit box so will be looking to use these in the larger. May need to ask as I've not used these hops before.

 

[An Ankoù]

Saaz are the perfect hop for a lager- especially a Czech lager.
Wrong hop for a black IPA, I would say. Go for CTZ for bittering, Amarillo, Simcoe, Citra, Centennial, Chinook or anything of that ilk for flavour. Have you got a recipe?

 

[Keats]

I’ve made a black ipa three times, loosely based on Saltaire Brewery’s version. Hopped with Magnum for bitterness and Cascade for late additions and dry hop. One had some Pilgrim added as a dry hop too. Between 5% and 7% chocolate malt, one had a bit of Munich and special b (just to use up). IBUs were 40, 50 and 60 and they have all been good.