- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- WLP 001, Wyeast 1056, US-05
- Yeast Starter
- YES YES YES
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5
- Original Gravity
- 1.098
- Final Gravity
- 1.021
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 138.1
- Color
- 8.8 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 21 @ 66F
- Tasting Notes
- Amazing hop aroma, flavor, and bitterness with the malt bill to back it up.
I entered this into the 2010 World Expo of Beer Homebrew contest and it scored 42 out of 50 and received Honorable Mention. Carbonation was the difference in placing and getting the HM. Both BJCP certified judges claimed that it tasted a lot like Bells Hop Slam but I thought nothing of it. I had a little bit left in my keg a few weeks ago and had one side by side with Hop Slam and I must say I was shocked at how close the two were. I honestly wasn't trying to clone the beer, just making an IIPA with my favorite hops and experimenting with honey malt (Thanks BierMuncher!). I have brewed this three times and it is an AMAZING IIPA for hopheads such as myself. I was hesitant to post this because my other recipes weren't very well received. I tried another Hop Slam today and was blown away at how close the two were and since there was a buzz on HBT about Hop Slam I figured I'd share my recipe. Hopefully someone will convert the recipe for extract, but unforunately I don't have much experience in that area and I don't trust the "easy button" on BeerSmith.
Now I know that some of you purists are going to say, but there isn't any honey in this beer, it's not a clone, WTF! Well I can assure you that the combo of the honey malt (which I prefer hand over fist when it comes to honey flavor) and the corn sugar will result in a dry beer with a BETTER honey flavor! Those of you who try to brew this may very well want to dry hop the daylights out of it and that's fine. I, however, did not see the need but don't forsee it hurting anything!
Enjoy, I know I have
Boil Size: 7.11
Boil Time: 60 min
Taste Rating(out of 50): 42.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Mash Temperature: 150 F
Mash Time: 60 Minutes
Yeast Starter: 1 vial of WLP001, 1000mL stepped to 2000mL, stepped to 4000mL
**Yeast was about 1 month old, starter size may vary***
**Efficency was calculated @ 70% Brewhouse***
Est Original Gravity: 1.098 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.05 %
Bitterness: 138.2 IBU
Calories: 458 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.8 SRM
14.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.73 %
3.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 14.63 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.88 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
1.25 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 45.3IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (60 min) Hops 27.5 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [12.40 %] (45 min) Hops 24.7 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [11.50 %] (30 min) Hops 19.1 IBU
1.00 oz Citra [11.00 %] (15 min) Hops 11.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (10 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
3.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 tab Whirlfloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.10 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.40 lb Honey (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4.88% *** OR *** 1.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4.88 % (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
Now I know that some of you purists are going to say, but there isn't any honey in this beer, it's not a clone, WTF! Well I can assure you that the combo of the honey malt (which I prefer hand over fist when it comes to honey flavor) and the corn sugar will result in a dry beer with a BETTER honey flavor! Those of you who try to brew this may very well want to dry hop the daylights out of it and that's fine. I, however, did not see the need but don't forsee it hurting anything!
Enjoy, I know I have
Boil Size: 7.11
Boil Time: 60 min
Taste Rating(out of 50): 42.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Mash Temperature: 150 F
Mash Time: 60 Minutes
Yeast Starter: 1 vial of WLP001, 1000mL stepped to 2000mL, stepped to 4000mL
**Yeast was about 1 month old, starter size may vary***
**Efficency was calculated @ 70% Brewhouse***
Est Original Gravity: 1.098 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.05 %
Bitterness: 138.2 IBU
Calories: 458 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.8 SRM
14.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.73 %
3.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 14.63 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.88 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
1.25 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 45.3IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (60 min) Hops 27.5 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [12.40 %] (45 min) Hops 24.7 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [11.50 %] (30 min) Hops 19.1 IBU
1.00 oz Citra [11.00 %] (15 min) Hops 11.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (10 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
3.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 tab Whirlfloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.10 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.40 lb Honey (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4.88% *** OR *** 1.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4.88 % (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale