Dogfish Head 60 min IPA

Firstnten · 10-07-2009, 03:52 PM

Has anyone tried this clone for AHS?

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_452_43_247&products_id= 12211

The Dogfish website says

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Our 60 Minute IPA is continuously hopped - more than 60 hop additions over a 60 minute boil

So what exactly does this mean? Addition of hops every min?

I have a buddy who loves this stuff so I plan on making the AHS clone is a few weeks..

Suthrncomfrt1884 · 10-07-2009, 04:17 PM

That's exactly what it means. Dogfish Head uses a difference process to hop their beers. I'm not sure though if it's just used on the IPA's or everything. As for clones, unless you use the continuous method mentioned, it's hard to get a perfect clone.

There's clones for this beer all over the internet. Compare it to what's posted at AHS and make your decision.

Benjibbad · 10-07-2009, 04:18 PM

thats about what they do. If you read their book essentially have a machine that continually adds hops ofer the course of the hour. I recently did an amarillo IPA where I added an ounce every 10 mins and it came out great!! Though to replicate the flavors you may not need to do the continual hop thing.

BioBeing · 10-07-2009, 04:23 PM

I have no idea what the AHS one is like (though they have a reputation for good kits).

But check this thread out too for Yooper's clone, which is great!

Firstnten · 10-07-2009, 04:24 PM

nice sounds like I won't have time to use the bathroom...

**scrambledegg81** · 10-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Took some notes from Extreme Brewing (written by Sam, the owner of Dogfish Head):

6 important components to dry hopping:

Quantity-about 1/4oz to 1 oz per gallon of homebrew
Time-no realistic formula to use, but keep the CO2 layer intact and keep light out of glass carboys. Stick to the recipe and OG/FG.
Temperature-Shoot for 52 to 72F range
Mixing-rock the fermenter gently to maximize contact area on the hops
Multiple Dry Hop Additions-spread out the time between dry-hopping (i.e. 1/2 oz per week depending on your recipe)
Yeast Contact-it's best to minimize hop contact with the live yeast if you want boatloads of hop aroma.

PS-Firstnten, get a porta-loo.

Firstnten · 10-07-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrambledegg81

Took some notes from Extreme Brewing (written by Sam, the owner of Dogfish Head):

6 important components to dry hopping:

Quantity-about 1/4oz to 1 oz per gallon of homebrew
Time-no realistic formula to use, but keep the CO2 layer intact and keep light out of glass carboys. Stick to the recipe and OG/FG.
Temperature-Shoot for 52 to 72F range
Mixing-rock the fermenter gently to maximize contact area on the hops
Multiple Dry Hop Additions-spread out the time between dry-hopping (i.e. 1/2 oz per week depending on your recipe)
Yeast Contact-it's best to minimize hop contact with the live yeast if you want boatloads of hop aroma.

PS-Firstnten, get a porta-loo.

How would you minimize hop contact with live yeast? Esp if you want to rock the carboy? I have never dry hopped multiple times....This brew is becoming more and more interesting with each post...

**Irrenarzt** · 10-07-2009, 07:15 PM

Google the Zopinator. I built one and have made this beer multiple times. It flat out kicksass...

BeantownR6 · 10-07-2009, 07:23 PM

i made the yoopers 60 DFH and i divided up the hops into 60 small piles, pulled up a stool and added one small hop pile every minute. its fermenting like crazy now

**scrambledegg81** · 10-07-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Firstnten

How would you minimize hop contact with live yeast? Esp if you want to rock the carboy? I have never dry hopped multiple times....This brew is becoming more and more interesting with each post...

The book says to wait until it's in a secondary or until it's decently clarified in the primary. Apparently yeasties like hops as much as we do...