#51 – Ace of Bullets

Black IPA
July 17, 2013
#51 - Ace of Bullets View Label
#51 - Ace of Bullets
OG1.078
FG1.018
IBU100
ABV7.9%
Black IPA 5 gal.  ·  Batch #51
Brewed June 2, 2013Bottled June 27, 2013

Grains

  • 12 lbs2-Row Pale Malt
  • 1 lbCaramel Malt (120L)
  • 8 ozBelgian Wheat Malt
  • 8 ozFlaked Barley
  • 4 ozBlack Patent Malt
  • 4 ozRoasted Barley
  • 1 ozChocolate Malt

Hops

  • 60 min1 ozGreen Bullet12.5% AA
  • 60 min1 ozSorachi Ace10.5% AA
  • 30 min0.5 ozGreen Bullet12.5% AA
  • 30 min0.5 ozSorachi Ace10.5% AA
  • 10 min0.5 ozGreen Bullet12.5% AA
  • 10 min0.5 ozSorachi Ace10.5% AA
  • 14 day dry hop1 ozGreen Bullet12.5% AA
  • 14 day dry hop1 ozSorachi Ace10.5% AA

Yeast

1600 ml starter of Denny's Favorite 50 Wyeast #1450

Black IPA (American Black Ale, Cascadian Dark Ale…whatever) has become one of my absolute favorite styles of beer. Hoppy, malty, roasted, not low in alcohol…it’s decadent. However, this is NOT to style, because this does not use hops from the Cascades, it uses hops from New Zealand and Japan. Japanese Sorachi Ace (lemon/bubblegum/dill) and New Zealand Green Bullet (similar to British hops) are combined to create Ace of Bullets.