American IPA Recipe - Chocolate Cascadian Dark Ale

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Chocolate Cascadian Dark Ale

by on
All Grain
3.7 Gallon(s)
5.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
65%
4/10/13: Brew Day.
Boiled 4 oz. cacao nibs for 10 minutes.
OG: 1.058
4/15/13: Transfer to Secondary Day.
4/25/13: Bottle Day.
FG: 1.018

Fermentables

71% - 2-Row - US
8
36
2
Mash
9% - Carafa II - DE
1
32
412
Mash
4% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.5
34
350
Mash
9% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
1
36
60
Mash
4% - Flaked Oats - US
0.5
37
1
Mash
2% - Belgian Special Coffee Roast
0.25
32
112
Mash

Hops

Zythos
0.75
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
10.9
43.1
Zythos
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
10.9
28.5
Simcoe
1
Leaf
Boil
60 min(s)
13.7
65.6
Citra
0.75
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
14.1
42.8
Citra
1
Leaf
Boil
5 min(s)
14.1
13.5

Yeast

Wyeast Northwest Ale 1332
69%

Other Stuff

Cacao Nibs
4
oz
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

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Comments

  • ctorx

    Did you ever brew this? I'm planning a similar beer and haven't found many folks who have brewed the style and been happy with the results.

    1/23/2014 3:20:08 PM
  • Aubrey

    Yes, and as I recall, I really enjoyed it. I have had many CDAs / black IPAs, and a good portion of them have not been that great, IMO, often because they are over-dark-malted and/or under-hopped. You want just enough dark grains to give it a dark color and to provide some dark chocolate flavors in the background ... and then hop it like an IPA. The softer dehusked / carafa malts give it a smoothness, which differentiates it from porters and stouts. For this beer, I wanted to increase the chocolate flavor, so I added cacao nibs, which worked pretty well.

    1/24/2014 2:11:24 PM

Recipe Facts

Chocolate Cascadian Dark Ale
American IPA
  • 3.70 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.070 OG
  • 1.022 FG
  • 193.4 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 2.76 BG:GU
  • 55.0° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 6.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 241 per 12oz Calories
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