Nigra Sum IPA (Black IPA)

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Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
US 2-Row Malt 11.00 lb 75.9 % 3.3 In Mash/Steeped
US Munich 20L Malt 2.00 lb 13.8 % 6.6 In Mash/Steeped
US Caramel 60L Malt 1.00 lb 6.9 % 9.9 In Mash/Steeped
German Carafa Special III 0.50 lb 3.4 % 43.2 In Mash/Steeped

Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Amarillo 8.5 % 1.00 oz 24.4 Loose Pellet Hops 60 Min From End
US Simcoe 13.0 % 1.00 oz 22.6 Loose Pellet Hops 20 Min From End
US Amarillo 8.5 % 1.00 oz 4.9 Loose Pellet Hops 5 Min From End
US Simcoe 13.0 % 1.00 oz 7.4 Loose Pellet Hops 5 Min From End
US Amarillo 8.5 % 1.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Simcoe 13.0 % 1.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped

Haven't brewed this one yet, looking for some feedback. 1st attempt at true original recipe formulation... looking for a black ipa without too much roast, lots of hop character, with decent amount of caramel flavor

 

[SilverZero]

I've got a CDA I'm dry hopping as soon as I finish this post, it looks similar in grain:

10# 2-row
1# Crystal 40L
8oz Carafa II (didn't have the III available or I would have gone with that)
4oz Chocolate malt

The hops are different, though:
2oz Columbus + 1oz Nugget @ 15 mins
1oz Columbus + 1oz Nugget at FO
1oz Columbus + 1oz Nugget DH 7 days

No early hops, which I think will be cool. If I were doing an early addition, though, I'd do FWH instead of the 60-min addition. I can't comment on whether this will be good or not, as it's still a week away from bottling, but I think it will be nice. Probably more roast than you want, but you'll have more caramel than me.