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Build the hop randall. You won't regret it. I plan to make one out of one of those small filter thingies and attach a MFL on each end for my ghetto cobra tap setup. I'll stuff 2-4 oz of leaf hops in a nylon bag where the filter would normally go. The effect is absolutely in your face hop aroma that nothing else can compare to. My beer life changed forever when I had a beer off of one of those.

I agree with subbing in 1# victory for the aromatic and dropping the melanoidin. I used melanoidin and victory in my 1st cut at a house pale ale. The melanoidin ended up being annoying; the first impression is "candied apples", not quite the effect I wanted in an APA! The victory malt is nice and biscuity and should hold up well against the higher hop bitterness of your brew. I needed more IBUs to balance the 1# I used in my pale ale, so I'll have a house IPA by the time I'm done tweaking.

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in case you're wondering - yes, I have all of these hops in stock , with about 5 lb. to spare. Finding deals on hops and buying them up has become a bit of a compulsion for me lately.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.54 gal
Estimated OG: 1.102 SG
Estimated Color: 12.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 299.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 47.83 %
5.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 21.74 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 8.70 %
1.00 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 4.35 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.35 %
1.00 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.35 %
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 52.1 IBU
3.00 oz Warrior [16.40 %] (60 min) Hops 91.5 IBU
3.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 72.6 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (60 min) (Mash HopHops 6.3 IBU
1.00 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort HoHops 30.7 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 20.5 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (15 min) Hops 12.0 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [10.00 %] (5 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 21 days)Hops -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 21 days) Hops -
2.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
2.00 lb Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 8.70 %
2 Pkgs Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 21.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 6.51 gal of water at 165.3 F 150.0 F[/quote]



No wonder i cant get any hops

Chriso

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Any update on this, OB?

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ohiobrewtus

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I modified the recipe a bit, eliminating the crystal and the Melanoidin, and tweaked the hop bill a bit. I'm up in my server room now, but I'll post the recipe when I get back to my office. I still plan on brewing this soon so that it's ready to drink in December/January.

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Chriso

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Cool beans, keep us posted! I think an SMaSH IPA is next up on my plate - same reason, I want something to enjoy come January.

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Here is the final version that I plan on brewing Friday, barring any last minute brainstorms. I realized that I'm out of Warrior and I'm running out of time to actually brew Hopacles '08 in '08 so I'll make due with Galena, Columbus and Simcoe for bittering.

I'll try to remember to take some pics while I'm brewing on Friday.

For those of you just tuning in - yes, I know this is a ridiculous amount of hops... that's kinda the point.


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Recipe: Hopacles '08
Brewer: HopHed Brewhaus
Asst Brewer:
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (41.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.98 gal
Estimated OG: 1.093 SG
Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 275.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
15.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 72.29 %
3.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 14.46 %
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.61 %
2.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc (add @ 15)
2.00 lb Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 9.64 % (add @ 15)

Hops:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [10%] (Mash Hop) Hops -
2.00 oz Galena [13%] (90 min) (First Wort) 63.3 IBU
4.00 oz Galena [13%] (60 min) 107.7 IBU
3.00 oz Columbus [14%] (60 min) 87.0 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [13%] (15 min) 13.4 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [10%] (5 min) 4.1 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [10%] (Dry Hop 21 days) -
4.00 oz Cascade [5.5%] (Dry Hop 21 days) -
1.50 oz Simcoe [13%] (Dry Hop 21 days) -
3.00 oz Crystal [3.6%] (Dry Hop 21 days) -


2 Pkgs Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 18.75 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 5.86 gal of water at 170.1 F 150.0 F

Notes:
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Dry Hop at ale temps, then add gelatin and cold crash at 40F for 21+ days.

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Brutus Brewer

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Good Luck.

Chriso

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Jeezus. 7oz of high-AA bittering hops. Hehehe. I fear that if you taste the hydro sample, you may never taste anything else again. Ever.

20.5 oz total. MmmmMmmm. I can't wait to hear the results.

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My concern is that you're using so many different kinds of hops that it might taste muddled or floral instead of hoppy. I'd be more curious to see what it would be like if you used 22 oz (I think I added that up correctly) of one kind of hop.

ohiobrewtus

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I'm sure that my tastebuds will recover.

I've done a number of beers with the same hop throughout and they're usually just too plain to me. I like to add a bit of complexity to a beer, especially something like this. With 5 varieties of hops, I don't think that I'm putting too many different ones in there, and I know what they're all going to do. Hopefully it all works out in the end.

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In process: Hopacles '08, Düsseldorf Altbier
Aging: Old Ale, Biere de Garde, Flanders Red (until 4/09)
On Tap/Bottled: Black Pale Ale, Dry Stout, BDSA, BGSA, EF, BPA, SEBA, Orange Wheat, Baltic Porter, RIS
Up Next: Sticke Altbier, California Common, Münster Altbier
Planning: Barleywine partigyle
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