Want to Brew Your Own Beer?

If you've got an aptitude for chemical reactions and a love for beer (as well as the equipment) you might be good at brewing your own. Eric March, who grows Cascade, Nugget and Willamette hops at the Star B Ranch, said most home brewers are chemists or engineers — or at least they think like them.

March, who brews his own beer, recently shared his recipe for a black IPA he calls "Darkness Falls." Check it out.

And to read more about the hops grown at the Star B Ranch, click here. 

Batch size

17.5 gallons

Boil size

20 gallons

Boil time

60 minutes

Grain weight

43.3 pounds

Efficiency

75%

Original gravity

1.067

Final gravity

1.017

Alcohol (by volume)

6.6%

Bitterness (IBU)

228

Color (SRM)

36.2°L

Yeast

8 liquid packs

Wyeast

    1056

American Ale

Grains/Extracts/Sugars

43.3 pounds

2 Row Base

    37ppg, 1.5°L

31.5 pounds

    72.7%

Munich (Light)

    34ppg, 10°L

3.3 pounds

    7.6%

Carafa II

    30ppg, 500°L

3.25 pounds

    7.5%

Crystal 40L

    34ppg, 40°L

3 pounds

    6.9%

Wheat

    38ppg, 2°L

2.25 pounds

    5.2%

Hops

32.5 ounces

Chinook hops

    13%, Whole

13 ounces

Cascade hops

    8.6%, Whole

9.5 ounces

Crystal hops

    3%, Whole

6 ounces

Magnum hops

    14%, Whole

4 ounces

Mash

60 minutes, 26.7 gallons

Strike

    Target 152°F

13.5 gallons

165°F

60 minutes (+0)

Sparge

    Target 170°F

13.1 gallons

181°F

Chinook hops

    13%, Whole

13 ounces

Crystal hops

    3%, Whole

4 ounces

Boil

60 minutes, 20 gallons

Magnum hops

    14%, Whole

4 ounces

60 minutes (+0)

Crystal hops

    3%, Whole

2 ounces

60 minutes (+0)

Cascade hops

    8.6%, Whole

3.5 ounces

30 minutes (+30)

Cascade hops

    8.6%, Whole

2 ounces

15 minutes (+45)

Wort chiller

15 minutes (+45)

Cascade hops

    8.6%, Whole

2 ounces

2 minutes (+58)

Cascade hops

    8.6%, Whole

2 ounces

0 minutes (+60)

Ferment

14 days @ 60-72°F