American Black Ale

[Scooby]

Seems like this style is open to interpretation so here's my take on it.... but what do you think it will taste like?
Thought about dropping the Warrior and adding Amarillo late with the Centennial for all the IBU's but not sure.

OG 1.041 47.7 EBC 4.1% ABV

45l Batch. Mash @ 65c

Pale Malt 75.9%
UK Munich Malt 8.6%
German Caramunich II 8.0%
Carafa III 5.3%
Pale Chocolate Malt 2.1%

Warrior 45mins 36.4 IBU
Centennial 10mins 20.0 IBU
Cascade 100g 80c steep
Columbus 45g 80c steep
Cascade 100g Dry hop in fermenter
Amarillo 100g Dry hop in fermenter
Simcoe 70g Dry hop in fermenter

Wyeast 1272 American Ale II

[darkonnis]

Haven't a clue what that'll taste like, but it looks nices how long you planning on dry hopping for?

[jimmiec]

Yeah, I thought it looks good too, especially with the use of pale chocolate malt. I would use the warrior as planned but either way would be interesting. I would make it a little stronger in alcohol but that is just me liking alcohol. 100g is a lot of hops for a 20L batch.

[Scooby]

Haven't a clue what that'll taste like, but it looks nices how long you planning on dry hopping for?

I usually add the dry hops when the fermentation has slowed, round about day 5-6 and leave them for a further 7 days. Then chill for a couple of days before casking.

Yeah, I thought it looks good too, especially with the use of pale chocolate malt. I would use the warrior as planned but either way would be interesting. I would make it a little stronger in alcohol but that is just me liking alcohol. 100g is a lot of hops for a 20L batch.

This is about the hops and I'm after a drinkable strength, hoppy, dark IPA, (at around 4% it's a 1/2 IPA) I don't want any roast/toasted flavours
so a small amount of Pale chocolate, which is milder in flavour than Chocolate might go well. I find it's sort of in between sweet caramel malts and
the darker roasted malts.

BTW It's a 45l batch and along with the 270g of dry hops with the AA% of the hops I have there is another 350+g in the kettle, I work on the premiss
'Add some, add some more, add some more then add some more for luck'

[jimmiec]

Oh, now I see the batch size. Not too much hops then. I have been use pale chocolate and like it too.