as far as the hop schedule goes… it only looks like about 70 IBU… ok for an ipa (for my taste) but i probably will add a third hop in at 60 and dry hop with the same one… citra maybe???
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id recommend doing a 45 min bittering hop. try covering a broader infusion spectrum, its plugs the holes, so to speak, in monotone hop flavor.
i kegged this tonight. i didn’t get out a large enough sample to get a FG (sorry), but i can report on some findings…
the fermentation kicked off right away and really took off for probably two+ days before it slowed, but i did not get a lot of krausen. the trub is the smallest i’ve ever seen in my dozen batches.
the beer is a dark brown with a hint of red. it’s sweet up front and there is some alcohol burn on the way down. the alcohol burn actually surprised me. i’m happy with the malt end. i wish it had been darker. hard to call this a black ipa… given the nice sweetness it has and the (less hoppy than i thought it would be) hoppiness, i’d compare it to a dogfish head indian brown. the hops are fruity, but not overpowering in any way. i actually thought this beer would be hoppier and next time, it will be. that said, i’m still pleased with the result.
this beer tastes fantastic flat and my limited experience in kegging tells me this beer is going to be even better once it’s carbonated.
I hate to say “we told you so” but, we told you so. 
Sounds like you have a nice, tasty beer on your hands - prost!
touche’
it was a learning experience for sure. fortunately, brewing learning experiences often still result in fantastic beer. what a beautiful thing.
anyone know where my big trub is?
I found a recipe for the Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous online that supposedly came from the brewery.
I am looking at this recipe, sized in boil volume to work with my mashtun
10 gallons
O.G. 1.082
F.G. 1.019
I.B.U. 119
27# 2-row
1# 6oz. Crystal 60L
1# 6oz. Carafa III
6.25oz. Chinook 60min.
3.5oz. Simcoe 1min.
3.6oz. Amarillo 1 min.
I will need to figure out substitutes for the Simcoe hops, suggestions are welcomed. Maybe some Northern Brewer. I may substitute Cascades for the Amarillo because I have several pounds of Cascade hops.
All thoughts welcome
3.5oz. Simcoe 1min.
3.6oz. Amarillo 1 min.
I maybe and probably am wrong, but you may want to look at the timing of these additions. It may be a whirlpool addition at the brewery so you may want to consider moving them back or steeping them after flameout before chilling for 20 minutes or so. Just a thought. Curious what the forum has to say.
that’s a good point Ryan N - theres a lot of hop flavor in the Sublime, and I can’t imagine that you’d get all that much from that schedule without a whirlpool (which they apparently do for a an hour?).
With current outdoor temperatures I think they would see temperatures above 160 during chilling for at least 10 minutes, but maybe moving them back or splitting them into 2 additions is a good idea. I would be using all pellet hops if that makes any difference.
I also didn’t list and dry hopping but would be doing that for sure, just haven’t worked out what that would be.
I have a chest for crashing to remove my dry hops.
Thanks