Furious Slam Double IPA - Extract

HappyLoon · 11-10-2011, 03:27 PM

Hey Guys,

We're brewing a double IPA this weekend that we've been mulling over for a few weeks now. Being from Minnesota, we drink a lot of Surly Furious (not a double, but a great IPA) and we love the citrusy notes. However, we also love Bell's Hopslam, with it's smooth honey finish and complex hop schedule. We wanted the color somewhere between Furious and Hopslam, but the IBU's around the Hopslam region. We tried to get the ABV higher to match the Double IPA standard, but not as high as Hopslam's 10%.

So, we created a recipe that mixes the Furious hops with some of the Hopslam malts... here goes nothin'.

Recipe: Furious Slam IIPA
Style: Imperial IPA
Type: Extract/Specialty Grains

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.083 SG
Estimated ABV: 8.4% ABV
Estimated Color: 13 SRM
Estimated IBU: 74.3 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients
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79% 9.5 Lbs. Briess DME Gold
8% 1.5 Lbs. Clover Honey (late addition)
6% 0.5 Lbs. Briess Caramel 60L
4% 0.5 Lbs. Honey Malt
2% .25 Lbs. Aromatic Malt

0.75 oz Warrior pellet 15.0 60 Mins
0.5 oz Simcoe pellet 13.0 30 Mins
0.5 oz Amarillo pellet 7.0 20 Mins
0.5 oz Simcoe pellet 13.0 10 Mins
0.5 oz Amarillo pellet 7.0 5 mins
2.0 oz Simcoe leaf 13.0 Dry Hop 7 Days

1.75L Starter - White Labs California Ale (WLP001)

I'll follow up on brew day with some photos!

Cheers!

HappyLoon · 11-11-2011, 02:25 AM

Yeasties are munching away! Made a 1.75 Liter starter tonight, brewing on Sunday!

**smagee** · 11-11-2011, 03:01 AM

For a Hop Slam clone, that looks seriously hop-deficient (not bad, mind you; just not what I think when I think of that beer). Here is a beer that claims to be almost identical to Hop Slam, and it has a lot more hop going for it, both in the early and late stages. You might want to consider upping your amounts (particularly in the late stages) if you're after something along those lines.

EDIT: Sorry, I realize yours isn't intended to be a direct HS clone, but you claimed that you wanted its IBUs, in which case you still need more hops. I didn't mean for this to come across as quite so harsh a critique as it might've seemed

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**Steelers77** · 11-11-2011, 03:19 AM

I think you may want some more bittering hops, go for at least 1:1 OG to IBU.

HappyLoon · 11-11-2011, 03:23 AM

Thanks for the feedback! No, we're not trying to match Hopslam's hop schedule or amounts, just the smooth finish that comes with their honey inclusions.

We're actually quite a bit higher in IBU's that Hopslam, no offense but that recipe is way off. Bell's has said their IBU's are only in the upper 60's. We actually worked from this thread, since some members have talked to Bell's about their recipe.

Our hop schedule is actually closer to Surly Furious, who start with Warrior and add doses of Simcoe, Amarillo, and Ahtanum. We chose to simplify it a bit and skip the Ahtanum, but we are dry hopping with Simcoe - so I guess that can be considered similar to Bell's Hop Slam. Either way, it's not going to taste like either of them, but maybe it will have a unique taste that we'll enjoy!

Thanks for the response!

HappyLoon · 11-11-2011, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelers77

I think you may want some more bittering hops, go for at least 1:1 OG to IBU.

Ya we have thought about that too. We may add a full ounce of Warrior to start. By our calculations, that should put the IBU's around 87 and the BU:GU to around 1.06.

DragonOrta · 11-11-2011, 03:38 AM

If you want a hop schedule like Furious, I would go with something close to the Northern Brewer Pro Series Furious hop schedule. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-Furious_Pro_Surly.pdf

And the Pro kit uses 8.5 oz. for dry hop. I think I saw that the dry hop blend was something like 6 oz. of Simcoe, 2 oz. of Ahtanum, and .5 oz. of Amarillo

**smagee** · 11-11-2011, 03:39 AM

No offense taken, and as I said, I don't think your recipe looks bad, just different from what I'd expect. I agree with Steeler though; I'd definitely add at least a little bit more IBU to it in the early stage.

gstrawn · 11-11-2011, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyLoon

Thanks for the feedback! No, we're not trying to match Hopslam's hop schedule or amounts, just the smooth finish that comes with their honey inclusions.

We're actually quite a bit higher in IBU's that Hopslam, no offense but that recipe is way off. Bell's has said their IBU's are only in the upper 60's. We actually worked from this thread, since some members have talked to Bell's about their recipe.

Our hop schedule is actually closer to Surly Furious, who start with Warrior and add doses of Simcoe, Amarillo, and Ahtanum. We chose to simplify it a bit and skip the Ahtanum, but we are dry hopping with Simcoe - so I guess that can be considered similar to Bell's Hop Slam. Either way, it's not going to taste like either of them, but maybe it will have a unique taste that we'll enjoy!

Thanks for the response!

One thing I would do, is that when I have done extract brews with high gravities they often finish with high gravities, because of lack of control of the fermentability. Maybe think about some corn sugar to dry it out.

**smagee** · 11-11-2011, 03:50 AM

In all fairness, the honey should take care of that.