Tactical IPA
(Makes 15 gallons) In the gun community there is a saying, "paint it black and call it tactical". My hunting buddies are all brewers and we enjoy our time in the woods whether or not we harvest game. A big part of that camaraderie is the time we spend after the guns are put away and we sit around to enjoy our fellowship over a few beers. Tactical Black IPA was made with those times in mind. This beer is richly flavored, full-bodied, and American-style hoppy.It's a beer to be savored on fall and winter evenings when warming for cool fall and winter evenings when the sun sets, the shooting hours cease, and story telling brings laughter in the otherwise quiet woods. We are, after all, Americans.
Type: Ale
Style: India Pale Ale
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: All grain
Recipe Contributed By: Rex Halfpenny, Editor, Michigan Beer Guide
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | Comment | Malt Style |
| 34 lbs | Pale Ale Malt | Base | |
| 4 lbs | Bonlander® Munich Malt | Kilned, Munich | |
| 2 lbs | Wheat Malt, Red | Wheat | |
| 2 lbs | Caramel Malt 80L | Caramel, Crystal | |
| 2.5 lbs | Blackprinz® Malt | Mash temperature 156-158ºF | Bitterless Black |
| 2 oz | Columbus Hops (15%) | Boil 60 minutes | |
| 1.5 oz | Centennial Hops (10.5%) | Boil 45 minutes | |
| 1.5 oz | Centennial Hops | Boil 30 minutes | |
| 1.5 oz | Cascade Hops (6.5%) | Boil 15 minutes | |
| 2 oz | Cascade Hops | Whirlpool or hop at knockout | |
| 1 pkg | Wyeast American Ale II #1272 | Pitch at 70ºF |
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