Style: Black IPA

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Style Profile

BU:GU

1.01

Hops

11.1 g/L

Mash pH

5.48

Dry Hop

1.0 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.05 1.085
1.066
FG
1.01 1.018
1.014
IBU
50 90
67
ABV
5.5% 9%
6.9%
SRM
25 40
Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Black IPA recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.52 g/L 1.5 g/L
1.25 g/L
Flavour
0.68 g/L 2.22 g/L
1.36 g/L
Aroma
0.76 g/L 3.31 g/L
1.62 g/L
Whirlpool
0.75 g/L 3 g/L
1.58 g/L
Dry Hop
1.36 g/L 4.08 g/L
2.63 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
1.14 g/L 3.74 g/L
2.14 g/L
2019
1.44 g/L 4.22 g/L
2.84 g/L
2020
1.45 g/L 4.08 g/L
2.72 g/L
2021
1.39 g/L 3.74 g/L
2.63 g/L
2022
1.27 g/L 6.13 g/L
2.14 g/L
2023
1.15 g/L 3.74 g/L
2.04 g/L
2024
0.88 g/L 4.09 g/L
2.26 g/L

dated Black IPA recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 79% Single Infusion
  • 16% Step Mash
  • 5% Decoction

% of Black IPA recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 80 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 25 ppm Na⁺
  • 75 ppm Cl⁻
  • 80 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

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