Black Juniper IPA

[keislir]

I recently fell in love with the aroma of a Juniper IPA that I had at the Blackrocks Brewing Co. in Marquette, MI. I want to recreate the juniper aroma along with some "piney" hints (chinook or simcoe from what I've been seeing). I also want to add a light smokey flavor and add a deeper color.

For 5gal I plan on using:
7lbs of a light LME
1lb of crystal malt
a toasted malt and some sort of black roast (partial mash)

I'm aiming for an OG between 1.06-1.065 and for the upper 70's for my IBU's


Hops would include:
Chinook@60min
Magnum@45
Cascade@30 and 15 min
Simcoe (last 5min and dry hop)

Including juniper berries in the secondary

WLP001

I dont know exact quantities quite yet being a beginner. It's very early in the recipe stage and any suggestions would be appreciated.

I also apologize for my noob terminology!!!

 

[elatowski]

I don't have any advice but man do I want to try adding juniper berries to a black IPA.

 

[Stevesbrew]

I read somewhere that Sam Adams is coming out with a Juniper IPA this winter. I can't wait.

 

[keislir]

I'll keep an eye out for it! I've heard its easy to go overkill on the juniper berries so I'm still undecided on how many oz. I want to add. Maybe the juniper will hide behind the darker body though. I just bought everything yesterday, hopefully it's in the primary by the end of the month!

 

[keislir]

Final Recipe

6lbs Dark LME
1lb Light DME
1lb Crystal 60
.5lb Toasted
2oz Smoked

1oz Chinook @ 60
1oz Crystal @ 40
1oz Crystal @ 30
.5oz Simcoe @ 20
.5oz Simcoe @ 10
.5oz Juniper Berries @ 10
.5oz Simcoe @ Flame off
.5oz Simcoe @ Transfer to secondary

West Coast Ale yeast

With a little help from the guy at the brewshop this is what resulted. Hope it works!

 

[Stevesbrew]

I would treat it like food and just play around with it. When testing your gravity, take some samples of it and try it. I would start off with a real small amount like you've indicated and just add more if needed. It will be an interesting beer to say the least. I'm thinking of trying the new Stone R&R coconut IPA myself. Cheers!

 

[Cauchy]

Any reports on how the juniper came through?