Raven’s Flock – Anglian Craft Brewers

This excellent beer that won Best of Show in the 2025 Anglian Craft Brewers “Don’t be Afraid of the Dark” national homebrew competition.

Batch Size	Boil Time	IBU	SRM	Est. OG	Est. FG	ABV
23 L	60 min	52.7	28.4 SRM	1.06	1.013	6.17 %
			Actuals	1.06	1.013	6.17 %

Name	Cat.	OG Range	FG Range	IBU	SRM	Carb	ABV
Black IPA	21 B	1.05 - 1.085	1.01 - 1.018	50 - 90	25 - 40	0 - 0	0 - 0 %

Name	Amount	Time	Use	Form	Alpha %
Hallertau Magnum	28 g	60 min	Boil	Pellet	13.6
Cascade	30 g	5 min	Boil	Pellet	6.1
Cascade	70 g	30 min	Aroma	Pellet	6.1
Krush	60 g	3 days	Dry Hop	Pellet	13.8
Strata	60 g	3 days	Dry Hop	Pellet	12.8

Name	Amount	Time	Use	Type
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)	4.25 g	0 min	Mash	Water Agent
Gypsum (CaSO4)	1.23 g	0 min	Mash	Water Agent
Lactic Acid	2 ml	0 min	Mash	Water Agent
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)	3.07 g	0 min	Sparge	Water Agent
Gypsum (CaSO4)	0.89 g	0 min	Sparge	Water Agent
Lactic Acid	0.66 ml	0 min	Sparge	Water Agent
Protafloc	0.5 items	15 min	Boil	Fining
Yeast Nutrients	1.15 g	15 min	Boil	Other
ALDC	1 items	0 min	Primary	Other
Brausol	1 items	0 min	Primary	Fining
Brewers Clarity	1 items	0 min	Primary	Fining
ALDC	1 items	0 min	Secondary	Other

Name	Lab	Attenuation	Temperature
Clean West Coast IPA (LAX)	WHC Lab	80%	18°C - 22°C

Step	Temperature	Time
Temperature	67°C	60 min
Mash Out	75°C	10 min

Cap the mash after mash out with the roasted malts and sparge at 75°C

Dry hop at 14°C for 24hrs then cold crash to 4°C for 48hrs.