Friday, February 14, 2014

Cascadian Dark Ale w/ Keylime & Galaxy Hops

I put this together with leftovers I had on hand. Cascadian Dark Ale, also known as Black IPA is a relatively new beer style. In a nut shell it is a fusion of a porter and an IPA. I also happened to be making Keylime Pie before brew time so I threw in the rinds of 4 Keylimes. Here is the recipe:

Partial Mash, 5 Gallon
OG 1.048
FG 1.013

3lbs Pale DME
2lbs Pale Malt
1lb Cane Sugar (for dryness)
7oz Carafar III Malt
3oz Midnight Wheat Malt
2oz Galaxy Hops
4 Keylime Rinds (ie no juice)
American West Coast Dry Ale Yeast BRY-97

Mash grain in 3L water @ 150F for 60mins. Collect wort, sparge and add it all to the brew pot with the sugar and DME. Top up to approx 6 gallons and boil for 60mins with 1 oz of galaxy @ :45 & :20 and the keylimes @ :20. Cool wort, aerate and pitch yeast dry. The BRY-97 works pretty fast and flocs well so bottling can happen in as little as 7-10 days. Best drank fresh!

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